शृंगार (Beauty)

शृंगार (Beauty)

“मेरे सामने श्रुंगार करो” था उसका अनुरोध
उस बात पे रंग गयी, फिर रहा न कोई बोध।

मेरी ख़ुशी कि न थी कोई सीमा
उसको सौंपी थी अपनी ज़िंदगी और अपनी गरिमा।

पायल, झुमके और हार पहना उसकी पसंद से
पर वो नज़र चुरा रहा था मुझसे।

काजल लगाने जब मैंने आँखें अपनी मुंदी
अदृश्य हुआ वो, अब कहाँ उसे ढूंढ़ती ?

फिर हुआ अपने ही सामने मेरा तमाशा
उसे ढूंढ़ने कि छोड़ी मैंने आशा।

लोग पूछते जब कारण मेरी सादगी का
अधूरी मुस्कान से कहती, श्रुंगार तोह मैं कर लूं  पर डर है आँखें मुँदनेका।

 

Shishu Bodh

Shishu Bodh
Shishu Bodh

 

शिशु बोध

अनन्या के मुख का भाव बदला
माँ बनने का बोध दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी ख़ुशी थी उसने जान लिया

 

शिशु की किलकारी उसके कानों से न छूटती
बार बार अपने आमाशय पर हाथ फेरती

 

पता था कि अब तक जीव जागृत हुआ तक न होगा
पर हर बार फेरे हुए हाथ को चूमा

 

जीवन का मानो बदल गया उद्देश्य
अब कोई कमी न रही शेष

 

“अनन्या, हम इसे नहीं दे सकते जन्म।”
“क्यों नहीं ?” कहा उसे आँखें नम”

 

बस कह दिया। हर सवाल का जवाब होता नहीं। “
विशन मुख, सख्त आँखें, मौन कर वह चली

 

बयाँ करना चाहती थी वह पहली बार कि ख़ुशी
पर सुख की बरसात को दुःख का लबादा पहना कर छिप गयी

 

दवा पीने से पहले, वहीँ फेर फिर से हाथ
मेरी इच्छा मेरी नहीं, तू नहीं यहां किसीको स्वीकार

 

कहके पिया उसने गूंठ दवा  का
बस यही तक का साथ था उसके मातृत्व का
Image Source: Save Girl Child

Lovers Star Crossed

Image Source: Wikimedia
Image Source: Wikimedia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We met after an age determined
‘Twas an ocean of emotions within
Both led on a path the universe loathed
What were we but lovers star crossed?
 
We drenched in rain and enjoyed mountain breeze
And played through pastures and the maple trees
We gained less and more we lost
Did we know we were lovers star crossed?
 
We trode troublous with a dream ‘twill change destiny
We’d live in eternal love and harmony
What fools were we, can destiny be changed at all
Forgot that we were lovers star crossed
 
Injured, hurt in search of twilight we accepted defeat
Like the parallel lines walk together but never can meet
E’vry star around happy as we exhaust
After all we were the chosen lovers star crossed
 
Now we are away and do all that is right
Not heeding to the earth that misses the sun at night
Accept it and say to each other
My Love, we keep the tryst for life another.
 
With the Sun, Moon and Stars agleam
Love and live for a united dream
The sparrows and the cuckoos singing eloquent vespers
Alas we sha’nt be lovers star crossed
 
 
 
This is my very very humble attempt to pay a small tribute to the great work of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The term star crossed lovers was first coined in this epic work. To read more star crossed lovers
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Imaginary Garden – The Tuesday Platform

Benam Rishtey (बेनाम रिश्ते)

Source: Google Image
Source: Google Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

दिल टूटा धड़कने बिखरी
आँखें भीगी सिसकियाँ भारी

कापे हाथ ज़बान लड़खड़ाई
मन कमज़ोर पैर कपकपए


नज़ेरें मिली उससे
धृषय ढूँडलसा
पर कहीं ना कहीं हौसला देता सा


वो हसा दर्द से
वो भी मुस्कुराइ दुख च्छुपाए


कुछ रिश्तों के होते ना नाम
अशर्त, पवितरा पर बदनाम


इन रिश्तों का मोल करें क्या कोई
ना यह दुनिया के लिए ना दुनिया इनके लिए बनी

English Translation

 

Heartbroken beats scattered

Teary eyes, heaves and sobs

 

Trembling hands, tongue shudders

Emotions weak, legs quiver

 

Then the eyes meet

His form nebulous

Providing strength fathomless

 

He smiled pain within

She smiled too hurt hidden

 

Some relations are incognito

Unconditional, pious, undefined hitherto

 

Their value unfathomed

Neither the world nor they for each other made.

 

Our Abode

 
Large wooden door stared at me,

The brown floor, the yellow walls, I wanted to flee.
 

Giggles, whispers and the moans,

Reminded of the time alone.
 

Entered the room I heard them louder,

Saw the mirror where we stood together.
 

All was cleaned and kept in place,

But the one thing I couldn’t face.
 

It was our bed still undone,

The creases reminded of carnal fun!
 

At times subtle or passionate,

It was love incarnate.
 

A glance at the pillow made me smile,

Tell myself it was worthwhile.
 

The bed then screamed your absence,

Locking the room, I left in your remembrance.

Heartless!

 
 
 
 
 
 


Happiness was her name, Merryland she dwelled

Born as a princess to parents Gratitude and Faith

It was her birthday 16th they gifted her wings feathered

White as snow, she flapped them with joy unmeasured

Wings would protect till the time she was pure

If she got selfish they would wither  for sure

Away from Merryland she once found a flame

Hypnotised she picked it up and asked his name

“I take as much as I give, earned much acclaim

I think you have never met me, Love is my name”

O’ Love will you stay with me, I will take you around

To meet my friends and show them what I’ve found!

Love and Happiness moved together

Thinking this life would be forever

One fine day, Distrust came

She asked back for Love without any shame

Happiness decided not to give up

Protect Love under her wings close up

The flame of love was now a fire

Burning the wings till its last fibre

She kept love close selfish not to part

The flames got bigger, started burning her heart

Heart turned to ashes louder she cried

Love she gave away her soul had died

O Happiness, what happened to you said Gratitude

She showed him ashes handful

Embraced by Faith

She accepted her fate

Happiness is no longer her name

Heartless she is now known as Pain

मौन ही मेरी चीख है !

दर्द से जी चीख उठा
वह लम्हा जब याद आया।तेरे शब्दों से बिखरी थी जब
कोई और किनारा न मिला तब।

उसी वक़्त आँखें मूंदी
सब्र की दीवार फिर से टूटी।

एक हाथ बढ़ा आश्रय देने
बुने रिश्तों के ताने बाने।

दिल ने ढूंढा फिर से सहारा
आँखें खोल देखा हाथ था तेरा।

असमंजस हुआ यह कैसा रिश्ता है!
जो दुःख दे वही  सहारा है!

स्वीकार किया यही है भाग्य मेरा
सुख भी तेरा दुःख भी तेरा।

Pluviophile…Love for the Rain!


About the time when the sky shines
I look up as the moon hides
 
The moonlight hidden and embraced by a dark cloud
The thunder and lightning fierce and loud
 
People tell me its rage unknown
I feel it’s a form of love shown
 
Not all forms of love be gentle
This one is passionate and carnal
 
Another look and the moment I wait
The cloud darkens, changes its gait
 
When it reaches the zenith of obsession
The dark cloud will give away its priced possession
 
The earth bares its yearning
Telling the clouds it’s time to give in
 
It thunders and gives it all in one burst
The earth accepts, soothes and quenches its thirst
 
I get drenched and feel calm
The rain drops on my face balm
 
Unknown faces may call me abaxile
But I am just a pluviophile!

 

Love Phoenixed!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I gather myself yet again,

Relations I curl in disdain.

My head strong but my feet weak,

What passed by is now dizzy and bleak.

My heart shattered, each piece shouting a resolution,

I won’t fall prey to this illusion.

Camouflaging my weakness, I shut my vulnerable self,

I hide from the world now nothing can help.

Without questions if, but or how,

Open myself to me and no one now.

Where I am myself without questions or doubt,

Where no one shuts me, its love abound.

I wait for the moment to get back that face,

Where my hand is held without any hate.

I’ll try again, give all I have, being not a loather,

Till then, this is my closure!

I gave myself to all ways of his

But now I know what exactly disenchantment is!

Love Slay!















O‘ Calm down…my rattling nerves!

Oh heart when will you start beating again?

Tears you have shed galore, the eyes stoned now howl rest!

The trembling fingers look for comfort

Of the missing fingers it were once intertwined in

The soul now pleads solace

When I knew the end was certain

Why did I still walk the path and lived this pain?