Dr. Upma A. Sharma Poet Tanka

Railway Journeys

Railway journeys





Lost are travel times,
Dressed in best for the wedding,
Took an express train,
Landed up with soot on clothes,
And coal flakes in silky hair !!







Tanka- 5/7/5/7/7
Written Jan 22nd, 2015
For contest "Railway journeys" by Shadow Hamilton

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Kp Nunez January 27, 2015 at 6:42 AM A picturesque representation of the choice of speed over convenience back in those days. A great write, Dr. Upma! Goodluck!

Sara Kendrick January 23, 2015 at 4:48 PM The good and bad put together..Reads like a winner to me..Way to go..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

James Fraser January 22, 2015 at 3:52 PM Oh my, the images I see with sooty flakes flying free. Good luck in the contest, James :)

Paul Callus January 22, 2015 at 2:57 PM I can understand the frustration!! But that's how those trains were; I had the opportunity to ride on one when I was 9 years old and can still smell the coal and smoke. gl in the contest. // paul

Barbara Gorelick January 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM Oh No! Say it didn't happen! Hope you had fun anyway. Enjoyed this little poem. BG

Dr.Ram Mehta January 22, 2015 at 9:13 AM Yes, I can relate to this old railway journey, r. Upma