Empty seats welcome an uncertain traveller
Finicky and nitpicky-anticipating discomfort.
When the seats begin their journey
Monsooned scenery smiles a clean green
And clouds lean against mountains, spent.
The cool breeze charms the now comfy traveller
Blowing wet suggestive kisses, urging
Movement to mould those dreams of possibilities.
Dirty houses with their dirty smells
Lines are crossed and tempers flare.
A sudden hotness throws a blow; sticky,
The dreamer is pushed out of the dream
Making the green lose its sheen.
Pokey pines and bald mountains in fatigues
Stand around in attention obeying orders.
Huffing and puffing the journey continues
Sweat pools, frustration ebbs and sleep flows
Outside, the evening smiles on the horizon
Making nature smile back, subdued.
When the destination stops the traveller
The breeze, the greenery, the mountains-
They go away with the train;
Props for another travel.
Traveller collects around the luggage
This punch of reality smarting
Backing into life stupified
Hailing an auto and haggling.