Recently, I went to Calcutta to attend a marriage. The journey by rail took about a day and a half. It was tedious yet enlightening in a bizarre sort of a way. I tried to capture this experience through a few haikus. Hope you enjoy them!!!
Any travel/observance haikus that you might have written are welcome.
I. THE JOURNEY
A blur of colours
—camouflaged with my weird soul—
glimpsed in black and white
II. A.C. 2 TIER
The insomniac
train charges old, tired landscapes—
rails warp in the sun
III. OUTER SIGNAL
The weary train chugs
out at last: one latecomer
does a final sprint
IV. NOCTURNAL VISIONS
On platform no. 10
rabid dogs accentuate
their puerile choler
V. THE TINTED GLASS
The yellow-green land—
unwillingly soused in heat
burns to thin red dust
VI. IDIOSYNCRACIES
The branded morons
plunging into compartments
without rhyme or rea’on.
VII. THE CLOCK STOPS
At night, the violent
serenity murders rude,
callous wakefulness.
Any travel/observance haikus that you might have written are welcome.
I. THE JOURNEY
A blur of colours
—camouflaged with my weird soul—
glimpsed in black and white
II. A.C. 2 TIER
The insomniac
train charges old, tired landscapes—
rails warp in the sun
III. OUTER SIGNAL
The weary train chugs
out at last: one latecomer
does a final sprint
IV. NOCTURNAL VISIONS
On platform no. 10
rabid dogs accentuate
their puerile choler
V. THE TINTED GLASS
The yellow-green land—
unwillingly soused in heat
burns to thin red dust
VI. IDIOSYNCRACIES
The branded morons
plunging into compartments
without rhyme or rea’on.
VII. THE CLOCK STOPS
At night, the violent
serenity murders rude,
callous wakefulness.
Comments
(Was that flattery enough?)
sue >> welcome, as always.
cj >> first VI, now III; hope the rest of them are selected as favs. as well.
nic >> i've almost finished writing a sequel to Delirium, if you remember it. hopefully, up by next month.
pat >> thanks. visit again.
silvy >> yay, #4's also on the list. that makes it 3/7
nasra >> welcome back. you must write about your travels sometime.
russell >> it is when we travel outward that we most reach into our selves