dil ki syahi

तो तुमने फिर से लिखना शुरू कर दिया

क्या कुछ और स्याही बची है अब भी

दिल की खाली दरारों के बीच

जिसे सोख

कर अब भी

मन में जीने का हौंसला बाकी हैं?

हाँ कहा मन ने

एक बार फिर अन्तराल में

कविता जाग उठी जो दीप बनी

करती रहती झिलमिल -
दिल की गलियां हैं रोशन

तो इसी प्रकाश से 

वरना इन् हथेंलियों ने 

केवल अंधकार बिटोरा है.

ten years 

you happily say

you are prepared to wait

to hear again

from one you claim

you loved, you love

and will always do so

I say

with conviction this time

no you don't -

yes you love to hurt

and humiliate

for the sake of feeling good

then say to placate

I love you -

you cheat the self!

my sky's overcast
air still, losses are high
gains nil -
I ache in my heart
the pains kill
still i tread
seeking against
odds and will
i ask
to be returned
to Your
everlasting favour
of faith.

journey home

a world that started

and stopped with you

although you were

just apparition

that deserted, left

at glimpse of glitter

to find rays of gold

where lay shimmer

of your horizon -

i stumbled, i fell

withdrew my hand

that none were there

to reach or hold

I looked beyond

and saw Him beckon

to candle of His hope

I've groped my way

to reach my goal -

His shelter

is now my haven.

Busy Bee

busy bee buzzes
draws nectar of life
off bloomin' flower!

I knew

I knew

you knew

I'd called

across silence of night

divide of ocean

when rose rampant emotion

i reached out

to salve

kept my heart on mute

to be heard by heart

in you

I knew

you knew

I'd called.

words

words,

i know none

with touch

as gentle, healing as thine -

all hurt

my ache

vaccuum resolve

when i dissolve

diffuse distress

i dip and drown

in a potion

of wordy wine.

Life showcased

Life showcased

on display

nah no frowns

no ohs or ahs allowed

there's no space

to groan,

for all is jovial

with shallow mirth

lively illusion surround

the virtual;

OMG Facebook's holding

realities to ground

LOL :)

darya aur samundar

एक दरिया
एक समुन्दर -
दोनों पानी का अठखेल,
मिठास लिए
अपने आँचल में
दरिया बढे
सागर की ओर
उस के प्रेम से अपरिचित सागर
ऊँचाइयों का गुमान लिए
अपनी खारी लहरों संग
बस धरती तट छु ही

टूट बिखरता है.

Sach

सच
तो बहुत हैं -
कुछ खोटे, कुछ खरे
कुछ दिल दुखते
कुछ दे देते सुकुन
पर हर सच से
परे ऊपर
है परमात्मा
यह सच कि तुम हो
यहीं बसे
हर दिल कि गलीयों
में दौड़ रहा है
वोह वजुद जो
अकेला है.

Shop Window

shop window displays

many faces

in variety of colours

and lines

to tow the heart

of onlookers

and deep in cell

and soul

is buried deep

the one who knows

true worth

of goods to be sold:

I am the keeper

of my shop.

eyes grazed

expanse of o'ergrown green

showing a splatter

of weak yellowy flowers

when I spotted

the bee;

from one to another

it flitted in vain

searching for nectar

that wasn't

on offer here:

its time to weed

I thought.

time, my friend

your face, I've found

more fickle

than sea-sand

that holds close

imprints of steps

that tread across

for a while at least

till a new tide

washes ashore.

dare to walk

its only

when steps trod

that walks get etched,

carved across

in wilderness

of woods.

its alright

its alright
to flutter
like butterfly
to attempt

to fly

yet reach not

the sky

one wants

to see.

its alright

its alright
to flutter
like butterfly
to attempt

to fly

yet reach not

the sky

one wants

to see.

What point is there
to mourn  
love's labour lost 
or grieve in vain 
for eighteen in all 
change of season
gone, lost in quest 
of honest half
who lives to lead
path of love 
selfless virtue!

If 'viddhi' is applied not

in due time

'vyadhi' is

one inevitable fate.

Reflective thought on Baba Ramdev's talk on Yog.

Nature's law

Apple falls

when ripe

to ground that nurtured

it sweet -

so do I

when life's mass

is hard to hold

or bear for more

I gravitate

in humility

to Yea.

shackles of civic life

I am tired

pretty much so

of changing careers, diapers

packers and movers

flitting across

from office to home

I flutter

thru commutes and jams

I flicker

from smile to woes

memories sweet n bitter

then suffer whims and viles

to survive

expectations of life

I suffer

I struggle with folders and files -

Hell I'm tired

of Me and Mys.