The Railway (Verse) Poem by Muzahidul Reza

The Railway (Verse)

Rating: 4.6


Modern Verse For The Railway
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Vertically they have gone to see the horizon
dividing into two parallel paths of iron and stone
nor to return or to encounter
sometimes, only crease cross
to pass trains and trams with passengers and goods
ever absurd they are;

On both the sides
modern civilization exists
mills, factories, industries, markets and localities are
in high rising skyscrapers, fashionable, colorful buildings
lines after lines vertically, horizontally
and underwardly growers they are;

Here and there wide and long hollow down bridges
over ponds, lakes, channels, rivers even seas
where ply boats, launches all the times,
sometimes, go through long tunnel,
again through hills, desert and channel
challenging explorers they are;

I have walked for long and long, faced long quarry
only iron and stone all through the journey
no pearls, diamond or ivory,
i have heard fierce, painful crying
but seen no tiger or lion roaring
absurd history makers they are;

I have seen cutting, burning, clearing forests
filling lakes, dishes, rivers,
leveling hills, killing wilds
for paving the paths of iron and stone,
for ever growing silver civilization
innumerable stations setters they are.

© Muzahidul Reza | 3 October,2016

The Railway (Verse)
Monday, October 3, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: railway,railways
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Al Jev 14 August 2017

This poem is an extraordinary modern verse describe modernity well,10

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Muzahidul Reza 29 August 2017

It is a great imagery poem, thanks for reading, commenting, voting and praising, .......

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Farnes Pini 24 August 2017

The Railway a great modern poem, thanks for share, + 10 is my vote

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Muzahidul Reza 29 August 2017

It is a great imagery poem, thanks for reading, commenting, voting and praising, ...............

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Ena Ena 03 August 2017

A successful modern verse on the phases of modernity fully with a great nostalgic part. Dear poet, you have shared here a great poem like The Railway. The more I read this poem the more my interests increase, thanks

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Tyrhn 06 October 2020

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Helen Ena 12 September 2018

Outstanding one, thank you poet for this great poem

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Christina Maria 21 August 2018

Again modern horrible and terrible pictures are depicted by these lines, ......... I have walked for long and long, faced long quarry only iron and stone all through the journey no pearls, diamond or ivory, i have heard fierce, painful crying but seen no tiger or lion roaring

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Christina Maria 21 August 2018

This poem is a strong criticism of the modern world, .. I have seen cutting, burning, clearing forests filling lakes, dishes, rivers, leveling hills, killing wilds for paving the paths of iron and stone, for ever growing silver civilization

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Luke Hobbs 20 August 2018

Excellent commentary on the modern jungle. I especially liked the alliteration and parallels in the following two lines: for paving the paths of iron and stone, for ever growing silver civilization Well don, sir.

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