Cooking a Happy Moment

Oil sizzles invitingly
Onions and tomatoes
Wait patiently sliced
The pan bears the heat
Its time to cook
Something is being created

Vegitables add colours
Nutrition also maybe
Meat also for those who prefer
Each bring their essence
Together they mingle
Something is getting created

Sprinkled spices
Wrinkle the nostrils
Aroma is the product
Not the food
But an essential part
Something is getting created

The garnish decorates
Eyes eat too
Possibly before the tongue
Tummy burns in anticipation
Mind more so
Something is getting created

Food on the plate
Ingredient lose themselves
Just one tasty dish
We gather around
Relish each morsel
One more happy moment is created

सोई धूप

Picture credit – Anjali my daughter

वो आई धूप
बंद खिड़कियों के शीशों से
कमरे कि देहलीज़ लांघ कर
वो लाई धूप
उस दूर जलती आग कि आंच
हथेली में बचा कर
किरनों की गुस्ताख हाथों ने
चुपके से मला
वो आलसी गर्माहट मेरे गालों पर
दूर से आई आंच
मेरे पल का हिस्सा बन गई
कुछ कहा नहीं
पर कुछ एहसास सा दे गई
कुछ कहते कहते
यूँ आंख सी लग गई
कुछ देर मेरे साथ
वो धूप भी सो गई