Bus Driver And Bella Poem by S.D. TIWARI

d to catch the bus from church gate;
Everyday took same bus which was never late.
Not to miss Bella, driver always reached in time;
Reaching office daily in time, Bella too felt fine.

Seeing her, driver stopped the bus closer to her.
Conceited himself, used to open the front door,
She stepped forward smilingly and used to board.
Driver would indicate to sit on a front seat of bus.

Bella liked his attitude, felt comfy commuting.
One day she brought a bowl-full sweet pudding.
She had prepared herself, to the driver she told.
‘This is for you’ kept the bowl on the dash board.

Gift sparked a radiance of delight in his heart.
He started feeling a joy, that never felt before.
Cherished in his soul; towards her, he was lured.
Now his heart and mind, only for Bella, endured.

With time his mind occupied fully with her image.
Amongst his friends always talked of her praise.
Whenever, not seen her, the driver became sad,
Moved bus slowly with grave soul, felt the day bad.

Her morning smile kept blooming his whole day.
He may get her togetherness, had started to pray.
‘Tony’ was planning to tell her ‘ I love you’
But altogether, the poor was afraid she may refuse.

Wheel of his heart started twirling fast and fast.
Now would express himself whole night he thought.
Yet was undecided what words he would speak.
This impasse was keeping him through out meek.
As she was a junior officer and himself just a driver
She may not like to accept him to be one, forever.
But on valentine day he would take her clear verdict.
Developed confidence and decided clearly to speak.

With a red flower he reached the buss-stop as usual.
But Alas! On valentine day, Bella has not turned up.
Onwards, she stopped coming but he held his time.
Used to reach bus stop, chanting her name’s rhyme.

When the bus was about to reach that bus-stop,
The driver used to see all around but Bella was not.
After a long, Bella was seen standing near the stop
Driver delighted and thought for a few words swop.

Driver at once opened front door, asked her to rush.
She too thrown sight and smiled; turned towards bus.
To surprise Bella kept outside and looking him told
That she had got a car standing near that billboard.

She had stopped there to buy a bunch of flowers
Which, the nearby Church she was going to offer.
She was waiting for her husband, too was thereby,
He wanted a perfume for the car, had gone to buy.

They got married a month ago, she was on vacation.
Driver put his foot giving bus, maximum acceleration.

(C) S.D. Tiwari

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