fields, parcels of land

arranged in neat patterns

land flattened out

over time

falling away on one side  

in steps or steppes

in the open field a scarecrow

while in the train

a man holding an old silver kettle

calls out: chai chai

a stiff breeze

& in a dusty paddy field

three cows, eat on small stalks

gathering up crumbs

from the last harvest

feeding with my soul on seasons gone

outside, further along, a lone large tree

a centre piece

 in an open plain

inside, a man lies sleeping  

on a luggage rack

in a gritty coach

packed with humans

haitia-patna express

loping

on fast legs

to pundag