A Vanishing Sight

On a winter evening,
along a lonely country road
I rode my bicycle and saw,
far ahead, a young couple
dressed in traditional 
ceremonial clothes. 

The setting sun cast it's light
as they crossed the wide paddy field,
brown with stubble,
quiet and still 

May be they were returning home
from a religious ceremony,
a beautiful moment
I know will never happen again
in my life 

Today, the paddy field
by the roadside is disappearing
and the road has started to buzz
with the noise of change

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 2/26/2025 3:21:00 PM
This is such. Nice tribute to the memory of more pastoral times. Very descriptive
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Date: 12/23/2024 9:28:00 PM
Akham, this is such an expressive poem about pondering a normal, everyday scene. Janice
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Date: 12/22/2024 9:01:00 AM
Lovely imagery....arouses peace and calm. Paulette
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Date: 12/21/2024 7:57:00 PM
I can picture and even feel this lovely sight, Akham. Sweet penning! :) Gershon
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Date: 12/21/2024 5:59:00 PM
Very peaceful, lovely imagery. A captured moment in time to treasure.
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Date: 12/20/2024 9:42:00 PM
Due to urbanisation the lonely country road becoming busy Over the paddy fields schools,shops,oil pumps dwelling houses constructed So such beautiful sights now cannot be seen there again except these remain in the memory of the poet .
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Date: 12/19/2024 11:10:00 PM
happy sight indeed, enjoyed
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