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 I set out on a long journey by train 
That spans from end to end
Out through the window flashed past 
Assorted scenes one by one
Sky scrapers and mud hovels, 
Steaming cities and peaceful hamlets,

Row upon row of maize and wheat, 
Bent down under the weight of grain
Cars gliding along crowded streets, 
Children school bound in crisp uniforms
Cattle grazing on distant hills, 
Cadets on parade beside their tented camps

Smoke coiling up from tall chimneys,
Sizzling cascades from the heights
Swirling streams and glistening rivulets, 
Silky meadows and tall mounts

Disposed not to enjoy the scenes, 
My mind moored to the final halt
Saw nothing before, but the destination
My fellow travelers – a flaunting menagerie, 
Communed with few, connected to none
At every halt, some exited out
 And strangers came in to fill the space

But all to myself- my eyes far set
Damning the distance, I waited on and on- 
A wretched lone traveler, like a sailor lost in the sea,
Restless I was to reach the shore,
My ears agog to shouts of welcome
My body eager for the warm embrace

I paced the aisles and counted the miles, 
Impatient and irate, I grew
I dreamt, my life - a jig saw puzzle, 
The pieces neatly fitting together
On arrival after a tedious trip 
Once and for all, at my terminus

With my gaze fixed beyond the horizon, 
Caring not to see what lies before
I continue to travel miles on end
To a place that outdistances me ever!

March.21. 2022
Form J- Just Write Me a New Poem
Sponsor- Constance La France

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