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
A glimpse into each other’s eyes
Dissolves years of painful aloofness
Your rubicund visage is a reflection
Of the red cracks in my unslept eye
While your blue eyes echo my plight
These cloud clad skies are eager
To burst their filled clouds into brown
The muddy bosom of serene ground.
Your brow is wet despite the umbrella
While I remain parched beside you
Our sighs meet but fail to mingle
The clouds chose to pour partially today
Half empty and half full to the thirst
While I stand in my wonted open sky
Your red umbrella is open below a shelter.
Delhi
2088
15.42 hrs
12.8.23
Shining on the school podium
Basking in the standing ovation
Of lush green blades of grass
Thundering my name and grade
Amidst the empty ground
A few minutes after the assembly
Is chanelled to the higher learning
I loiter into nothingness
While they draw the butterflies
I find them in the meadow
My hands are soiled in flavour
Dipped in the puerile lessons of life
The breeze flips the pages of my book
I repeat the lessons amidst echo of class
Unmindful whether these belong to me
For learning has no compartments.
I unentangle a spider in her web
And release bees from their hive
My aim on the orchard is now perfect
For my pockets are full of brilliant pebbles
My reports are full of myriad colors
I learn life in my eccentric methods
While I flap my wings in unending skies
The caged chirps play the truant.
Delhi
09.21
2087
12.8.23
