Sunday, November 16, 2008

I wish.... I wonder... WHY I ?

I wish... I wish to have a choice in my life,
which rectifies .. which clarifies...

I wish to fly in the sky,
with no thread pulling back my kite...

I wish to roam free, free from world's cry...
I wish this world to be free ....and so my life....

I wish to feel to do what I want, the way I want;
I want my choice to be by my side.

life.... oh! life.... bouquet of compromise...
I want to be free, free, free of its premise...

They don't let me play...or let me stay ..
they say if I would..... guns would eat me live...

I can't sing .. nor can ring.. my house's chime..
mom says, they will figure out.. our hide....

I wonder why we hide.. isn't Kashmir our home... our pride???
Sure son..she smiled and said.. but no longer it is called paradise....

Freedom is what is no longer ours..
we live in fear of guns and wars..

I wonder.. I wonder why she said freedom's fall ???
she says I wouldn't know...it wasn't there when I was born...

she wished... she wished to take me to her time...
where every neighbour held ...their neighbour in pride..

I wonder what pride she's talking about...!!!
I only know of neighbours having political fight...

We don't let them know we are home..
or else they will shoot us like they did to "pandit kishor"..

I wish .. I wish.. there was no religion so to call..
all this mess would have never occurred at all...

who so ever dies on either sides...
has at least one person.... who loved him all his life...

As I sing this song of my heart and cry...
I wonder, I am wishing.. but...I wonder why????

Nothing seems to be happening.. except the bloody land war..
We all have forgotten how to love without " clause" ...

I wish .. I wish .. I could make a choice..
I wonder if that could rectify ..

trail of thoughts started fading away..
as a tear drop in my eye made sleep come my way....

I drowned in sleep with teary eyes...
still thinking.. wishing .. wondering... WHY I ?


(P.S : Pandit kishor is a representation of all Kashmiri pandits slaughtered in valley.. by pakistan sponsored terror..which peaked in jan 1990)

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

PERSISTENCE..!!!!

Speak my heart,
your deepest wish..
Let you unfold,
the secret of will...
Awaken the urge,
to do the desired...
Let you unleash,
the power of spirit...
Walk alone if you must,
to attain the goal priceless..
Bear the heat ,rain & storm,
this shall make you more strong..
Dust off your hands,
after every fall..
Start walking again,
as if nothing went wrong!!!
The fruit of joy,
shall soon be yours..
As you shall attain,
your salvation , your goal....!!!!

AMEN..!!! :)

(written 10/08/07)

Friday, November 7, 2008

जीवन की परिभाषा.. :)

अधिक नहीं थोड़ा कहती हूँ , जन - जन की ये गाथा,
पल - पल बदली रंग मंच पर , जीवन की परिभाषा।

अटखेली में बीता बच्च्पन, गुड्डे गुडियों का था साया,
लगता था जीवन इतना है, जितनी ख़ुद की काया।

वक़्त का पहिया यूँ मुडा कुछ, छूटा बच्चपन प्यारा ,
जाने कब यौवन आया , और बदली सोंच ने काया।

जोश संग आरोश लिये , दुनिया को दिखलाया,
हमसा न हुआ है कोई , न ही होगा ये बतलाया।

सही गलत का भेद बदलता, सजा मतलब का मेला ,
मेरा तो मेरा है बंधू , जो तेरा वो भी मेरा।

अधिक नहीं थोड़ा कहती हूँ , जन - जन की ये गाथा,
पल - पल बदली रंग मंच पर , जीवन की परिभाषा ।

चलते चलते राह में यूँही , प्रेम ने बीन बजाया,
धुन पर नाच उठा मन मजनू , लैला पर मिट आया।

धर्म - कर्म सब भूला और मन मन्दिर दीप जलाया,
लगता था जीवन सार्थक है , गर यदि उसको पाया।

कुछ और बड़ी जब ज़िन्दगी , नया रूप दिखलाया ,
बच्चों के जीवन को ले, नई चिंताओं ने खाया ।

अधिक नहीं थोड़ा कहती हूँ , जन - जन की ये गाथा,
पल - पल बदली रंग मंच पर , जीवन की परिभाषा ।

आया मोड़ ऐसा जिसके , आने से तू घबराये ,
आईना देख न पाये तुझसे , तू आईने से शरमाये ।
बदले रूप जीवन ने इतने, जैसे दिन में बदलती छाया,
मुडके देख रहा अब क्यूँ तू , नयनों में तो अँधेरा छाया।

इतनी लम्बी दौड़ में आख़िर , क्या खोया क्या पाया,
जीवन भर की भरसक कोशिश , मतलब समझ न आया ।

जो भी पल हो जीवन का, उसे अनमोल जानकर जीलो ,
सार यही जीवन का है , इस परिभाषा को समझो।

अधिक नहीं थोड़ा कहती हूँ , जन - जन की ये गाथा,
पल - पल बदली रंग मंच पर , जीवन की परिभाषा ।