Twilight Broodings

Sitting alone on the river bank In the fast fading amber light My eyes glanced across the flowing river To the other side, on my right Neon bulbs have begun flickering here n' there On the far fringes of the sprawling city, As fire flies clustering in dozens Making the night look so pretty With what vigor and gripping zest The city has woken up, never to rest And hordes of people, unmindful of any Move briskly along the crowded street Where do this stirring throng advance When there descends the long pawed night It leaves one to wonder, if it's man's lot To be ever in motion without halt I watched the turbid mass of current Of the river bearing an agitated frown How it moves to its convergence with the sea Hundreds of miles away, still slugging down With a resonant whistle and a ‘chug' ‘chug' sound I heard the train trundling away Reminding me of endless days and nights Fleeting past in inscrutable dismay Just then I chanced to think of Time and River The twin forces making a unique pair Unable to get back from whence they came Rushing forward anon and ever All around, I see life on wheels Racing down in frantic hurry Without knowing what awaits At the other end, after all such scurry