nostalgia – My Tales Within

Happy Children’s day

The child in me plays The adult in me stops The child wants to grow up The adult want the childhood back … ❤️

I looked upthe statsAnd there I saw the dipFrom the previous weekI wonderedwhat happenedhow could I fall downfrom my previous peakmaybe I said … For the love of write I need to re visit this, like periodically 🙏🙏

And then she had grown

And thenShe had grownHer tiny feetWent beyond the cradle Kicking away the warm rugI gently placed it backAnd thenShe had grownHer little hands Waved backShe entered the schools gateI waited a bit longerAnd then She had grownHer eloquent voiceRecited the poem niceShe bowed as they clapped I clapped the loudestAnd thenShe had grownHer twinkling eyesSearchedContinue reading “And then she had grown”

Little Hands

Little handsCaressed Gently ruffled the worried hairAnd In that cozy momentCreptthe carefree sleepLike a shroud on a tired soulAnd thenwhen I opened my sleepy eyesShe was goneGrown And thenI couldn’t sleep

That, What is us

There it lies Separated by time and the wrinkled age Still intact In the warmth of shared blood In the resonating beats Of the pining hearts In the words and rhythm Of our song That, what is Us

Ek khoobsurat si yaad

चलोरह जाते हैंइस लम्हे में कहींए ज़िंदगीतू गुज़र जा चलोरह जाते हैंइस मुस्कुराहट में कहींए उदासीतू गुज़र जा चलोबन जाते हैंएक ख़ूबसूरत सी यादए समयतू गुज़र जा बड़ी जल्दी हैए ज़िंदगी तुझेतेरे बेसब्र पैरों तलेकुचले गएफ़ुरसत भरे लम्हेकई ढूँढोगे जब वो ख़ुशीओर वो महकाती हँसीछोड़ा था जहांपाओगे वहीं उस आख़री मोड़ पेउस ढलती शाम कोरुकContinue reading “Ek khoobsurat si yaad”

Ek Aur Baar

एक शहर पुरानायादों से भरा हुआयादों की डोर खींच लायी हैएक बार और हर लम्हा याद आया हैवो मोड़, वो हँसीफिर वही रास्तेएक बार और कहीं निशान मिट गएकहीं अब भी सजावट हैकिसी ने पुकारा हैएक बार और एक खुश लम्हायहीं रह गया थामिल कर हँसे हैंएक बार और ईंटों की ढेरइमारत बनेगीफिर घर बसेगाएकContinue reading “Ek Aur Baar”

Like the Butterflies

Many colourson our wingsWe are likethe butterflies Flutteringin the breezeIn frolic and in painAlways looking nice The warm long hugsThe loud happy laughsPats on the headsAnd the soothing lullabies Talks on the swingsstretching into the nightsongs of nostalgiaand a pair of moist eyes Memories add a tingeto the colours on our wingsSome dark crimsonSome matchingContinue reading “Like the Butterflies”

Cocooned in time

There they are,imaculate and purecocooned in innocenceuntouched by life We have moved onweaving our destiniesthrough fuzzy maze of timewith our own tussles and strife ‘Then’ has drifted away from the ‘Now’seperated by layers of timeeach twist n turn charting separate pathseach moment playing a dice That moment still floatsserene in my mindfar away to touchContinue reading “Cocooned in time”