Sunday, January 29, 2012

Paradise

When shadows glow and silence cry,
blood worth water and tears so dry,
when the sacred dreams go dim and shy,
as burnt snow from a dormant sky.

I wish for a day with a brighter sun,
where happiness lies amidst the smiles,
and a whisper so sweet as a lullaby,
no one to peck , no one to pry,
the only truth among a million lies.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

The maid

From hunger and distress,
when life is in a mess,
in a pale melancholy dress,
she faces the mistress.

She wipes and sweeps,
she sweats and weeps,
never warm and weak,
she works every week.

from suffering and pain,
as days let drain,
never uttered complain,
only tears to gain.

Wages not much,
but life is as such,
to feed the young ones,
she toils and runs.

from hunger and distress,
to another mistress,
i wonder from what she is made,
my wonderful maid.

Vedna

Ashant, wyakul, pathik ye mann,
uspar chanchal yah chali dhan,
maansal ango se wanchit tan,
kare sheet mein pallav sa kampan.

lekar agni ki madhur taap,
karta mann mein yah vilaap,
kab karenge panchio madhur gaan,
na le jaye yah chann har kar yeh pran.

hota nai waqt ka bodh,
aur wyarth kisipar karna krodh,
lekar agni se jeevan jwala,
peena ha ab veeshbhar pyala.

hogi subah, samay hoga mera,
aur dekhega kal ka savera,
niklunga jeevan path par akela,
aur khulega kismat ka mela.

Hua hai mujhko aatmagyan abhi,
kar karen na prakat vedna kabhi,
le seekh yah seekh jeevan mein sabhi,
daya ki bheek se shrama aaghat sahi

Just a thought # 001

Disasters to be dismantled,
destiny to be defined,
fortunes are to be called upon,
But life is confined

Friday, January 6, 2012

Main (hindi poetry)



prashana:

main annth hun ya shuruat
main satya hun ya vishwasghat,
main mithya ya vishwas,
main aah hun ya shwas.

main kal hun ya main aaj,
main kamzor hun yaa aagaz,
main pathar hoon ya phir taaj,
main swayam hun ya mohtaj.

main shant hun ya chanchal
main dhoop hun ya aanchal,
main shaam hun ya savera,
main marubhumi ya basera.


uttar:
main hun kaagaz ki kashti,
jo nahi mahangi hai nahi sasti,
na koi kinara,
bas bahti ek dhaara,
dhaara wo hai jeevan,
dhara mera prangan
jispar astitva mera,
mera basera