Ticket Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..

Ticket



The gentleman is waiting for a train in the station
To a journey to the southern most part of the world
When I asked to where he proposed to travel
He shown me his medical records and doctor's opinion
I understood his purpose of journey and destination
But I cannot disclose for better of reasons
It may be a journey where return tickets are not issued
Only a ticket to the destination for departure in time
I wondered without a return ticket how can he come back
He smiled a little but I saw it a pessimistic smile
No one is dared to ask a return ticket he answered.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A traveller waiting for train in the station which is supposed to be the journey which have no a return ticket which is understandable.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dinesan Madathil 14 May 2014

Life is a journey to death and it needs no ticket as none born on the earth can skip that journey.

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Anand Brown 13 May 2014

Lovely poem, good use of narrative skills that serve as to draw in the reader. The poem is open-ended and leaves me burning with questions, so thumbs up for that. Please message me and tell me the reasons behind the return ticket phenomenon in the poem.

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