Monday, 23 July 2012

Aahat Bhi Nahi...

  Love is an amazing tale of free-spirited joy, unbounded happiness and deep wretched sorrow... No two lovers have experienced happiness alone... time tests them numerously with pain and hurt. Love also has betrayal as one of its allies...and love has separation has one of the friends...





"जाते  जाते  चली  गई  बहार ,
ना  ली  रुखसत  हमसे ,
ना  ही  किया  कोई वादा ;
उसके  आनेसे  जो  कलियाँ  मुस्कुराई  थी ,
उनपर  भी  हैं  ख़ामोशी  चाई ।
दिल  में  हैं  तूफ़ान ,
आखोमें  नमी ,
आनेवाला  कोई  सैलाब  हैं ,
अभी  हैं  दूर  कही ,
क्यों  चली  गयी  अकेला  छोड़कर ?
गर  तू  होती ,
सर्दिया  ना  होती सर्द ,
तन्हाई  ना होता  हर लम्हा ,
जाने  क्यों  रूठकर  जा रही हैं ,
दस्तक  देनेसे  पहले  खुशियाँ ।
कब  तक  बता ए  पीर ,
होगा ये  रंजोगम  का  आलम ?
झूठा  हि  सही ,
दिलासा  तो  देदे ,
कि  लोटकर  आएगी  बहार ,
जिसके  लिए  सदियोंसे  भी ,
पहले  से  बैठे  हैं ,
दामन  फ्हलाये ... मिन्नतें  किये।"
 


  

Friday, 20 July 2012

The Red Saree

I swept and mopped,
My face; The floor.

Searched for the concealer
for the sleepless nights.
Mirror stared at me-
I recalled the day,
Crow landed on my face.
Rivulets on my cheek,
Found way to my sagging breasts
splitting into a million capillaries.

I wore a tight bra,
To smoothen my stretched organ.
Draped the Red Saree
over the golden blouse.
Knew it'd arouse.

Tugged the saree
Below the navel.
Noticed the thorns,
curling all around.
Pulled the costume,
an inch or two.

The bird chirped;
I opened the door.
Saw a girl in red,
her hand around,
a familiar neck.

This man I shared bed with,
for thirty odd years,
had found another red saree.

The Hunter


Every Yachtsman sets sail,
Over Atlantic's massive belly,
Keeps an eye on Sun's trail,
Wacthing out for the elusive bully.
But the moonless nights prophesize-
'The mast shall rattle and hull shudder,'
For he comes with deceptive ease,
To creak the doors and bend the rudder.
Human legs no match to his,
His curse- Hard to Escape,
Not a fire breather or Loch Ness,
A giant hunter without a shape.

Glittering skin and blue-green eyes,
A question to where your future lies!