On A Train Journey Poem by Uddhab Naik

Busy in my cellular phone
Avoiding the passengers nearby,
I was trying to find
A good and soothing music.

Then a beautiful fragrance amidst
the hustle and bustle swirled around.
somebody like a fairy sat against me
And everything magically got still.

'Do I know the person?
My heart had a better answer
But my mind discarded the
Graceful excitement of my nerves.

I had never felt that before.
It was like the joy of getting divine treasure
Was it the end of my chase
Or the end of all sufferings?


Half an hour passed
Collecting every ounce of energy
I asked her destination with fumbled gestures.
And she smiled like dancing tulips.


For the first time I was enjoying gossips
Meaningless matters and countless smiles
Somewhere I was getting connected to life
And defeating the tragedies within.

My heart wanted to live the moment eternally
But suddenly the angelic chariot stopped
And she got off leaving behind
An incomplete love story.