A Night Journey By Train Comments

a typical train journey -perhaps 10-20 years ago-from a feminine perspective. the anxieties of travelling alone, being taken over by sleep naturally and the morning sunshine and chai bringing so much relief - no wonder you felt like a marooned sailor. wonderful description ; i will read it again, and perhaps, again.

Thank you for transporting me thousands of miles to your Indian train. Your vivid description allowed me to share your experience and was a delight to read.

A picturesque description of lady traveling alone in an Indian train. You created beautiful scenes for a nice Indian movie. I hope some movie director would pick up these well narrated scenes. Very exciting. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks Valsa.

A vivid description of a train journey by night took us all with you from Delhi.to travel to your home..Enjoyed!

It's a vivid and realistic description of a train journey.It reminds me of my childhood days when we used to to travel back to our home town. You have used metaphors and similes to draw a memorable picture of a journey. It's a travelogue in verse.

Wow a journey thru the night so vividly written the reader can see it all in the mind seems so over crowded but very interesting story poem of characters..thanks for sharing...regards

Enjoyed your detailed description of the horrifying Indian railway's night journey ending with touching the soil of own sweet village at last with a feeling of winning a war.

I can imagine the atmosphere of the railway station with your wonderful insight into your fellow passengers you have captured the heat of the night and the weariness of the travellers as they have to wait a hour for their train! You long for your home soil that eases your mind and the great love you have for your home! Great write!

The world of travels and meeting people has no comparisons and your first hand description of seeing hearing and feeling the plight and emotions of these train passengers is a vivid one. If Nirad C Chaudhuri`s 'Passage to England' highlights the unique British silence, your poem throws light on the fuss and noise you felt with your reaching home as the culminating great experience of a lone lady traveller. A good write, Valsa Madam.

Your poem gives a vivid description of a crowded railway station in India and perfectly reflects the emotion of lady passenger while she travels alone at night without any male escort.The end is sunlight, hot tea, and the great relief when one is reaching home.A wonderful presentation.Thanks for sharing.

Marvelous, beautiful and so real.This poem touched my poem.

You sustain your key emotion of apprehension throughout the long narrative, it's only relieved with the cry CHAI (I'll have some, please!) , but still you'ere able to give vivid slices of Indian life, crowded, dense, along the way, like the discourteous man and his cigar, and my favorite the young married couple in the flush of romance. It may not be a poem in the technical sense, but it's a poem in the experiential sense. And I shared your feeling through the long night into the rescuing morning!

al the scenes in a long journey train has been described pretty well Mam....and yes the happiness that we get wen we near our soil is incomparable....

This poem brings out the whole gamut of a train journey, and also a woman's perspective when travelling alone. A brilliant write.

Nice descriptive poem of a journey by train scripted with wonderful words of romance, hope, memories, backdrop ........all in one.....Valsa.........amazing piece......great write as always.....10

A very detailed yet beautiful narrative of a train journey in the middle of the night from the usually insecure feminine angle. Enjoyed it. But the time-frame of your theme seems too far in the past as we can't spot a smoker, a fast vanishing unfortunate fraternity, on the platform these days. And there is much less soot now due to dieselization and electrification. Top marks(10) .

Very beautiful narration about a journey on train of a poet. Very nicely and aptly envisioned. Best word choice. Many thanks respected madam.......10

A typical train journey in detail.. Enjoyed reading .what a flow of emotions. I could feel myself on that journey. My humble compliment. You are blessed with style unique. Thanks

A beautiful narration of a journey by train. I noticed mixed feelings, joys of travelling to the native place polluted by pains of cigar and ugly sights. But, all is well that ends well. Liked and enjoyed this truthful description. You should be careful not to travel alone in the night.

Journey by train starts at the busy station and continues. People of all ages and people from various parts of the country and people from all walks of life are seen at the station in action. Poem describes these vividly for the reader. The poem made me feel as if I made the travel myself. Beautiful poem. Thank you.