5 am

Just in timeWith the sunOr some timea bit before I riseFrom a blissful sleepOr sometimesa tumultuous one Meeting the dayFreshOr sometimesa bit groggy Off the bedWith purposeOr sometimesJust laying down A cup of coffeea moment staring at windowor sometimesHitting the snooze Its another dayWe just metI think we like each otherIt would be fun

Ek sham guzri khushi ke saath

एक शाम गुज़रीसाथ ख़ुशी केबहुत हंसेठहाके लगा के लायी एक तोहफ़ाएक मुस्कुराहटएक हँसीख़ुशी अपने आँचल में छिपा के कई बातें कहीकुछ उसकी सुनीकहा सिर्फ़ जो अच्छा लगेबाक़ी सब मन में छिपा के गरम हाथों से छुआदिलों की गहराइयों कोबैठे साथ साथ जोहाथों में उसका हाथ लेके एक नमी सी महसूस कीमुस्कुराहट के पीछेग़म की परछाईंContinue reading “Ek sham guzri khushi ke saath”

The string full of memories

There must be a memorywhich you don’t rememberThere must be a ‘present’ in the pastThat you never lived They lie thereBeyond your reachIn the opposite directionOf the arrow of time But this stepIs where you standReal and nowIs where the moment waits The stairs go upto the stars in your eyesC’mon take the stepAnd pickContinue reading “The string full of memories”

The keyboard of life

Each press of fingerPuts a letter on screenOn their own they are just a soundTogether they make senseThe letters make sound Some words are smallEasy to spell and simpleSome are long and complicatedTongue twisters and sophisticatedThe words make meaning Each having a same purposeTo convey a meaningAs a string in the sentenceThat’s part of theContinue reading “The keyboard of life”

Tumhare liye ab bhi wahin hoon

तुम वहीं होमेरे लिएअब भी वही हो बड़ी हो गयी होमेरे लिएअब भी वही हो हर वक्त इस दहलीज़ पे मिलूँगातुम्हारे लिएअब भी वहीं हूँ चाहे जहां भी होमेरा अंश हो, मुझसेअब भी जुड़ी हो

Swirl in the Rain

Swirl of the umbrella Spinning the rain drops Making that dance Oh what a spectacle! I stopped as the crowd gathered Suddenly Aware of my self The umbrella continued to swirl My feet fell silent, stuck in my shackle. My eyes filled with shame I did what I shouldn’t have Each accusing eye, a strangerContinue reading “Swirl in the Rain”