उषा की निमर्ति
निशा की आहुति
तारों का टूटना
गिरना और बिखरना
सपनों की आहुति
पत्थरों की पूजा
धरती की ठोकर
गिरती हुयी मंजिल
उडती हुयी राहें
जिन्दगी की आहुती
अश्क
गमों की रहगुज़र पर जब अश्कों ने भी साथ न दिया तो हम चल पडे अकेले ही मंज़िल की तलाश में आंख की कोर पर बूंद मानों लटक कर रह गयी और धीरे धीरे हालात की आंधी ने उसे भी सोख लिया
मैं!
मैं निराशा की गर्त में डूबने वालों में नहीं आशा की कोर को छूना जानती हूं । यथार्थ को जी कर सपनों को पालती हूं इस छोर पर खडी हो उस छोर की बाट जोहने वालों में नहीं मैं अंतहीन होना जानती हूं । विध्वंसक न सही मैं हौले से आंचल के कोर से खुद … Continue reading मैं!
India Today!
For the uninitiated, Limericks are 5 liners with rhyming pattern of aa bb a i.e the first, second and fifth lines follow similar rhyme with the second and third line following a different rhyme. Limericks were popular atleast during my teenage on account of their salacious content and humour. If the youngsters of today can … Continue reading India Today!
Life I know not
LIFE! I know not what thou art, But know that thou and I must part; And when, or how, or where we met I own to me’s a secret yet. Life! we’ve been long together, Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; ‘Tis hard to part when friends are dear— Perhaps ’twill cost a sigh, a … Continue reading Life I know not
Second Foundation – Nitpicks
I am perhaps one of the last of “my era” reading Asimov’s Foundation series. Finished reading Second foundation yesterday and some very obvious errors in his writing caught my eyes. Chapter 6 – One man, The mule and another – Mule suspects Channis to be a second foundationer and incapacitates him. When he comes to … Continue reading Second Foundation – Nitpicks
“It Will Not Change”
It will not change now After so many years; Life has not broken it With parting or tears; Death will not alter it, It will live on In all my songs for you When I am gone. – Sarah Teasdale
Limericks !
A young truant leader carrying the Gandhi name, Thought of minority bashing as gateway to fame, The Election Commission did get hold, Of a CD containing his statements bold, Now the country understands Varun’s double game. II In India, politics and elections make strange bedmates, Leaders willing to ally given right incentives and rates, Corrupt … Continue reading Limericks !
Wrong and Right
“Uncle, Numair has hit me unnecessarily. He is a very bad boy”. The complainant was a 6 year old child – about the same age as my son Numair. It had been a tough day at the office for me. I had been intercepted by this gang of children as I was walking back home … Continue reading Wrong and Right
Varun Gandhi’s Doublespeak
During the last few days we have been treated to the spectacle of Mr. Varun Gandhi’s speech in his constituency and his clarifications thereon, ad nauseam. As a cynical and passive observer of the Indian political scene, I feel amazed at the flagrant doublespeak of Varun and BJP. If the errant scion of Gandhi family … Continue reading Varun Gandhi’s Doublespeak