प्रतिबिम्ब है मेरा,परन्तु कुछ अपरिचित सा
मुस्कराता है निरंतर, उसका मन पारदर्शी है
क्षण भर जीवित,वर्तमान के पश्चात ओझल
भूतकाल कल्पित, क्षण भंगूर जीवन
जैसे रेगिस्तान की दोपहर में एक बूँद
रेत पर रेंगती और वाष्प में लीन
पुनः प्योदी में पिरोई सी, पराई हो गई
जीवन है अगिनत “अभी “ का समूह
उपरान्त के पश्चात सब मन के प्रतिबिम्ब
और भूत के पहले के विचार केवल मन की परछाई
The ripples reach the horizon eventually
Riding on their shallow and feeble oars
A scratch on the fathomless depths
They bend with waves without a
fight
Now the horizon smiles at the tides
As ripples slip beyond the grand citadel
Their tiny crest wear the golden crown
And their trough dives behind the blue
Between the sand and the horizon lies
The expanse called life , and life is all we seek
But find only water, waves, bubbles and the like
If at all we wish to open our eyes of mind
The sea is nothing but these infinite drops
And what occurs in their briny realm
There is no place that we call adrift
For all falls within the arc of our life
Between the enormous tides of time
Every I generates his own ripple
That touches the horizon in pursuit of sea
Only if the eye can only brave the glare
And look long enough with hope at the Echo.
Delhi
2092
13.22 hrs
3.9.23
With unfathomable waves in my heart
Flamed forever by the breeze within
Tides of pity that swell through eyes
Oysters that hatch frequently with dreams
The circumambulating flow of life
And the sonorous sounds in the soul
I carried my sea to unsurpassed horizons
While the waters reflected my glance throughout
Even as drops departed with every instant
Beyond the horizon on the other side.
Delhi
23.32 hrs
25.8.23
2091
अटूट पाषाण की अदृश्य दरार दिखलाती
मुस्कान के नेपथ्य अंतर्मन की सिसकी
बिन जल व्यय जलचर का शांत विच्छेद
खंडित दर्पण, प्रतिबिम्ब दुनिया है जिसकी
नभ हुआ रत्न जड़ित, रश्मि सदैव सतरंगी
अंश ब्रह्माणड के हुए, जर्जर सम्पूर्ण सृष्टि
हाशिये के दर्शन कराती चटकी हुई ऐनक
The flash is here to stay forever
For it dazzles in the sky of mind
The canvas that is painted in blank
An invisible cloak that is the garb
Of the disformity of an amorphous soul
Blessed to be veiled by the belief
Of a lenient mother who knows deep
The pretence of perfection is cast
Till the time the garb moulds the being
In the darkness of her demise
The mother leaves behind a perpetual spark
That guides through the blindfolded cosmos.
Delhi
12.45 hrs
18.8.23
2090
Flogged by walloping race
Amidst a perpetual chase
Fearing being left behind someone
Or fearing someone left behind
The finishing line is a horizon
It recedes with every clatter
Emitted by a fluttered mind
So what if the hoof pains and bleeds
Behind the rush on smeared tracks
Limps the crushed hoof of shadow
The dash started for stacks of hay
Those are now the burden of beast
The pastures are left stranded behind
As I carry my gallop saddled firmly
In search of a staggered stable.
Delhi
18.42
2089
17.8.23
