दुनिया में
हर रोज
जब
मैं उठता हूँ
हर सुबह
तो
देखता हूँ कि
सारे के सारे लोग
लगे हैं
इस तैयारी मॆं
कि
शाम के
आते आते
इतना शोर पैदा किया जाये
कि
भर जाये
मनों का खालीपन
और
मिट जाएँ
सन्नाटे ।
पर अफ़सोस
न जाने क्यों
हर शाम
सूरज डूबने के साथ
सन्नाटे और गहरे हो जाते हैं
खालीपन और बढ जाता है ।
और फिर
जब मैं उठता हूँ
सुबह
तो
देखता हूँ कि
सारे के सारे लोग
लगे हैं
उसी तैयारी मॆं ।
November 23, 1993
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Friday, September 24, 2010
Let Me Rest
सभी कहते
"चले चलो
जब तक चलें कदम "
पर अब नहीं मानता मन ।
क्यों न रूक जाऊँ
अभी
यहीं ।
नहीं करता
आगे चलने को अब मन ।
बहुत हुआ
करे बहुत झगड़े
भागे फिरे
यहाँ से वहाँ
ले कर मन में
जाने कितनी प्यास ।
अब बस तो बस ।
नजर भर कर देख लूं
अपने चारों ओर
जी भर कर लूं गहरी साँसे
और सुनूं उन साँसों की आवाजें
ठहर कर
यहीं
बस यहीं ।
April 02, 1994
"चले चलो
जब तक चलें कदम "
पर अब नहीं मानता मन ।
क्यों न रूक जाऊँ
अभी
यहीं ।
नहीं करता
आगे चलने को अब मन ।
बहुत हुआ
करे बहुत झगड़े
भागे फिरे
यहाँ से वहाँ
ले कर मन में
जाने कितनी प्यास ।
अब बस तो बस ।
नजर भर कर देख लूं
अपने चारों ओर
जी भर कर लूं गहरी साँसे
और सुनूं उन साँसों की आवाजें
ठहर कर
यहीं
बस यहीं ।
April 02, 1994
Sunday, July 18, 2010
बदलता मौसम और उम्मीद
आखिर बारिस आ ही गयी। पर खुल कर नहीं आई । फेट तूफान का धक्का ऐसा लगा कि कुछ छ्लक सी गई । कुछ बिखर सी गई । कहते हैं कि अभी उम्मीद है कि फिर बादल ज़ोर से घिरेंगे । और झम झम कर बरसेंगे । पर कब, यह कोई नहीं बताता । उम्मीद ही है बस ।
Thursday, October 08, 2009
The wheel of time has been churning...
It's been quite some time since I last wrote on this blog. I wonder where the time went away...though, unlike earlier years, it was acceptable to be so busy! Deep within, there was an inexplicable peace in the midst of all the hustle-bustle and after late hours of work the midnight walks were filled with satisfaction. The longings of the heart have been silenced and the work is no more an attempt to achieve something. Work is a response to the situations present and the duties around. Oh time... the change maker!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wisdom
Feel the pleasure of cool touch of water seeping through an umbrella over your head,
It's first rain.
Oh Dear! Look up, what you are faced with!
No, this is inevitable after a long summer...let's feel it within and without.
It's first rain.
Oh Dear! Look up, what you are faced with!
No, this is inevitable after a long summer...let's feel it within and without.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
It's Raining
It's raining out here.
The silence of the night is filled with the falling rain drops
And there is a far off lightening streak in the sky.
You know, it's cloudy far upto the horizon
And I feel like humming a song.
The soul is filled with lightness
And the mind is keenly expecting.
Oh Dear! Come, let's run, getting drenched in the rains
The life looks inviting for a song...!
It's raining out here.
The silence of the night is filled with the falling rain drops
And there is a far off lightening streak in the sky.
You know, it's cloudy far upto the horizon
And I feel like humming a song.
The soul is filled with lightness
And the mind is keenly expecting.
Oh Dear! Come, let's run, getting drenched in the rains
The life looks inviting for a song...!
It's raining out here.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Let Me Rest
Everyone says so -
"Keep moving
Till the last breath."
Oh oh...
My heart does not agree any more.
Why I should not stop moving ahead !
Now... right here.
I just do not feel like
Keep moving any more.
It's been enough
Living life like this.
Enough of these daily struggles
Running around
Enough of handling
Thirsts that never get quenched.
Now, I only want to
Look around and drink
The beauty of life as it is.
Now, I only want to
Inhale the life
Deep inside me as I breathe.
I just want to hear
My own breaths
In the stillness of life around me
Right now... here.
April 02, 1994
"Keep moving
Till the last breath."
Oh oh...
My heart does not agree any more.
Why I should not stop moving ahead !
Now... right here.
I just do not feel like
Keep moving any more.
It's been enough
Living life like this.
Enough of these daily struggles
Running around
Enough of handling
Thirsts that never get quenched.
Now, I only want to
Look around and drink
The beauty of life as it is.
Now, I only want to
Inhale the life
Deep inside me as I breathe.
I just want to hear
My own breaths
In the stillness of life around me
Right now... here.
April 02, 1994
Monday, June 11, 2007
A Strange Preparation
In this world of mine
Everyday
When
I get up
In the morning
I see that
All the people around me
Are busy
In a strange preparation
To
Create as much noise as possible
So as to
Fill the emptiness of their minds
And to
Get rid of
Loneliness.
But alas!
I do not know why
By evening
As the sun sets
The loneliness becomes overwhelming
And minds get drained.
And then
When I get up the next morning
I again find
That everyone
Is preparing
To fight again.
November 23, 1993
Everyday
When
I get up
In the morning
I see that
All the people around me
Are busy
In a strange preparation
To
Create as much noise as possible
So as to
Fill the emptiness of their minds
And to
Get rid of
Loneliness.
But alas!
I do not know why
By evening
As the sun sets
The loneliness becomes overwhelming
And minds get drained.
And then
When I get up the next morning
I again find
That everyone
Is preparing
To fight again.
November 23, 1993
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
O Clouds!
Composed on Sep 04, 1992
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वर्षा के पानी की बूँदें
सरसराती ठंडी हवा
और मेरा मन -
मधुर भाव -
हाँ यही बनेगा इनसे मिलकर ।
तो बरसो
ओ मेघों ।
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वर्षा के पानी की बूँदें
सरसराती ठंडी हवा
और मेरा मन -
मधुर भाव -
हाँ यही बनेगा इनसे मिलकर ।
तो बरसो
ओ मेघों ।
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
She
Composed on Jun 14, 1991
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वह आज चुप बैठी रही
सुबह से - जब उसने दूध गर्म करने को चढाया
दूध गर्म हुआ, उफान आया, और फैल गया
वह न उठी ।
छोटा बच्चा उसके पास आया - वह भूखा था
वह न उठी ।
पति ने खाना माँगा
वह खड़ा रहा - कुछ देर - और फिर चला गया ।
बच्चा भूख से कुछ देर रोया - और फिर सो गया
सूरज धीरे धीरे आसमान में चढ़ा और ढल गया ।
पर वह यूं ही बैठी रही; चुपचाप ।
वह सोचती रही न जाने क्या
कहीँ मानो उलझ गयी ।
घर भी चुप है
दीवारें सहमी सी हैं ।
शाम हो गयी है ।
बच्चा जग गया है और माँ के पास बैठा है
पति लौट आया है
वह भी पास ही बैठा है ।
सब इंतज़ार में हैं
वह उठे और चूल्हा फिर जले
कि फिर घर बोल उठे ।
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वह आज चुप बैठी रही
सुबह से - जब उसने दूध गर्म करने को चढाया
दूध गर्म हुआ, उफान आया, और फैल गया
वह न उठी ।
छोटा बच्चा उसके पास आया - वह भूखा था
वह न उठी ।
पति ने खाना माँगा
वह खड़ा रहा - कुछ देर - और फिर चला गया ।
बच्चा भूख से कुछ देर रोया - और फिर सो गया
सूरज धीरे धीरे आसमान में चढ़ा और ढल गया ।
पर वह यूं ही बैठी रही; चुपचाप ।
वह सोचती रही न जाने क्या
कहीँ मानो उलझ गयी ।
घर भी चुप है
दीवारें सहमी सी हैं ।
शाम हो गयी है ।
बच्चा जग गया है और माँ के पास बैठा है
पति लौट आया है
वह भी पास ही बैठा है ।
सब इंतज़ार में हैं
वह उठे और चूल्हा फिर जले
कि फिर घर बोल उठे ।
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