The Silent Years…

Beneath the old tattered bus stop
The lonely old man thus sat
Deep lines on his brow, wisps of hair in his ears
A few wisps more, under his hat
The evening was quiet, the silence thick
And in the chilly, lonely wind
Our old man sat there, quiet and alone
For the bus to come, and take him home

The market seemed buzzing with life
In the fast approaching night
But not a sound could he hear
Unless he twiddled a knob in his ear
But the silence, the quiet, had become his friend
And so, he waited, for this evening to end
With bright lights shining, the bus came by
My silent friend, he rose
A swift smile, and a nod... my nameless friend's goodbye

 

Written as a tribute. Specially to the old man who sat waiting with me at the bus stop.

I hope it sounded amateurish.

Comments

  1. Swapna Raghu SanandDecember 4, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    What a beautiful poem! I could actually visualize the old man. The gesture you have made in making this tribute to him is so sweet. Keep writing poetry.

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  2. Iddy AlbatrossDecember 4, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    @ Swapna... I'm not that much of a poet actually. I prefer writing stories... but sometimes, the poems just come over to me... :)

    Thanks a lot... and I'll definitely jot down any more poems that come to me in future too. Cheers...

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  3. Iddy AlbatrossDecember 4, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    @ Swapna... I'm not that much of a poet actually. I prefer writing stories... but sometimes, the poems just come over to me... :)

    Thanks a lot... and I'll definitely jot down any more poems that come to me in future too. Cheers...

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  4. bondgal_rulzDecember 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    Dude!!! AWESOME poem!!!!

    I mean, I could so totally "see" the old man. It was almost scary. :P

    You gotta write more poems my man.

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  5. bondgal_rulzDecember 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    Dude!!! AWESOME poem!!!!

    I mean, I could so totally "see" the old man. It was almost scary. :P

    You gotta write more poems my man.

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  6. bondgal_rulzDecember 5, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    Yay!! No word verification!!!!!!!!!! :) :)

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  7. Iddy AlbatrossDecember 5, 2009 at 12:54 AM

    @ bondgal... Why was seeing the old man scary? He wasn't such a scary man at the bus stop. Of course, I didn't chat or anything... but still, he looked quite alright... :)

    And it was your request after all, to remove the word verification. Specially since Google's throwing such weird words for word verification tonight :P hehehe

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  8. Iddy AlbatrossDecember 5, 2009 at 12:54 AM

    @ bondgal... Why was seeing the old man scary? He wasn't such a scary man at the bus stop. Of course, I didn't chat or anything... but still, he looked quite alright... :)

    And it was your request after all, to remove the word verification. Specially since Google's throwing such weird words for word verification tonight :P hehehe

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  9. NitiJanuary 21, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    :)

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  10. Iddy AlbatrossJanuary 22, 2010 at 12:30 AM

    @ Niti... I know!

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