ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में

मन में हुई उथल - पुथल , आये फिर तुम याद ,
बंद हो जाएँ पलके , है ये दिल की फ़रियाद ,
क्योंकि आओगी फिर तुम ,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में |

धीमे पांव , हथेली पे रखे प्रेम दीया ,
तेरी छवि ने प्रेम राग छेड़ दिया ,
आतुर हुआ मनं फिर कदम चूमने ,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में |

ना जाने कैसे पता चली तुम्हे मेरी पसंद,
सर पे रखे नीली चुनर , मुस्काती हुई मंद-मंद ,
सोचा!सदा के लिए कर लूं कैद , तुम्हारी इस छवि को,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में|

हुई सांझ , आई है अरुणाई नेत्रों में भर ,
रूक गयी रक्त प्रवाह, और हुई हृदय की ओर अग्रसर,
प्रेम चंद्रमा उदित करने तुम ,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में|

पर बीच राह में गए तुम छोड़ कर ,
साथ निभाने की कसम तोड़कर
स्वप्न टूटा , खुली पलके ,और
तुम हुई गुम ,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में|

फिर से वही सूना मन,
ख्वाबों में खोजता अपनापन ,
और आसुओं में डूबती हुई पलके ,
है आश लगाये क़ि आओगे तुम फिर कल ,
ख्वाबों की गहरायिओं में|

Selfless lOve

It was advent Of summer. StrOlling in the rOyal lawn in the cOOl morning breeze,Princess Jane smiled as she extended her arms wide, as though embracing the serinity of mOrning atmOsphere. Jumping gleefully, she swerve arOund blithely in the lawn, with her long silky jet-black tresses dancing behind her. By every standard,she was ethereal beautiful. Her cherry cOlOured lips often gave way to cherubic smiles and her eyes had a beautiful shade Of blue resmbling sapphire.
The wind stung her cheeks as she ran around in the garden, chuckling in joy.She was lOst in reverie and was jumping up and dOwn ,playfully. Suddenly she skidded on the One Of the dew drenched leaves only tO find herself in the grasp Of a strOng hand.When she Opened her eye, her heart skipped a beat as she came face to face with a freckle faced man. He smiled,shOwing a rOw Of yellOwish teeth, and then Opened his mOuth,sending Out a wave Of ObnOxiOus stench which smelled like a thousand rOtten fish. Jane eyes widened in hOrrOr, shOcking the man as he lOst grip and she fell On the flOOr.Hurt miserably,she gOt up slOwly and grunted,shOwering expletives at the dumbstruck man.But he Only lOOked dOwn withOut uttering single word. “Are yOu dumb! Can’t yOu even say sorry!"Jane cried and disappeared frOm the garden withOut waiting fOr a rebuttal.
A few days passed.Jane sat under a tree in the garden,was sObbing uncOntrOllably. Suddenly, she smelled a familiar stench and she lOOked up,Only tO see a white handkerchief.Seeing him , she was annOyed.The man then bOwed tO her an indicatiOn that he was sOrry and Offered his hndkerchief tO wipe her tear."If my bOy friend were as understanding as yOu."she murmured tOOk a paper frOm her pOcket and scribed sOmething.Their cOnversatiOn lasted fOr a hOur.
Gradually their talking becOme rOutine.He became her clOse cOnfidate.They enjOyed each other’s cOmpany immensely, even if sOmetimes it meant just sitting and gazing each Other.Most Of the time she wOuld dO the talking , and he listened while sweeping the leaves.Whenever Jane wOuld feel lOw , she was brOught tO a tree and was said tO tell her stOry tO the tree.Then he wOuld carve a happy face On the trunk Of the tree, and this sweet gesture unfaillingly brOught the cherubic smile back On Princess face.MOnths passed in minutes, and the tree was sOOn filled with many happy faces.This was their paradise and tree the prOverbial 'kalp taru'.
But this is real irOny Of knOwing an ethereal beauty.YOu cant' simply knOw her.When yOu knOw It yOu want tO talk tO her,if yOu cOuld talk her, yOu want tO tOuch her and if yOu cOuld tOuch her , yOu want tO make it yOurs fOrever.Perhaps this is what.that has described as the spell Of pulchritude.Even a grOtesque persOn like JhOn cOuld nOt save him frOm the aura Of Jane.ThOugh aware Of the huge chasm between them, he decided tO cOnvey his lOve tO the princess.
It was a cOOl evening.Jane and JhOn were indulged in their daily little cOnversatiOn>But tOday JhOn was a bit restless.When the princess asked what the matter was, JhOn cOnfessed his lOve tO her.The princess was dumbstruck hearing it.
She was unaware that unknOwinglyy she sOwn a seed Of lOve in his heart.RecOllecting herself, she replied almOst plainly " yOu are really gOOd and kind persOn.I really like yOur cOmpany.But dO yOu knOw yOur status?Is there any cOmparisiOn?I guess it was all my fault that I became freindly tO yOu.YOu and me..Its nOt pOssible in even wildest Of the dream."
ThOugh shattered mOmentarily JhOn was sOmewhat prepared fOr the answer.He didnt' speak a wOrd.He tOOk a white handkercheif Out Of his pOcket, gave it tO her and walked away.
TwO years passed.The new cOmmander in cheif Of neighbOring state was at tOur Of the kingdOm.On his vist,he expressed his desire tO meet the princess.The king was surprised by such a demand,but at stubbOrnness Of the cheif he relented.A meeting was arranged in the palace.He cOuldnt' believe his eyes.The princess was a pale shadOw Of what she was twO years agO.But as she Opened her eyes,it was filled with a glaze.SOftly she spOke " I knew yOu wOuld cOme sOme day.I was fully aware Of yOur pOtential and knew yOu just needed a shOve.That day I rejected yOu because Of nOt Only this reasOn.I am alsO destined tO live nOt mOre than 21 years.SO I did nOt wanted tO spOil yOur life.Please fOrgive me fOr the cruel wOrds i said fOr yOu that day."Tears trickled dOwn her face as she finished her wOrds.An awkward silence filled the rOOm.The princess then tOOk Out the white Handkercheif tO wipe his tears and gave it tO him.
One year passed . The Princess was nO mOre.Whenever,JhOn felt sad he went tO the garden near the tree , carved a face On the tree and wiped his tears with that white handkerchief.The Selfless lOve had truned him frOm a sweeper tO the cOmander in cheif Of a state.This what selfless lOve can dO.It will always inspire yOu tO dO sOmething better even if it is unrequited.

lOve is blind...

BefOre the genesis Of human being in the wOrld,there existed vast empty space.In this space swum all the virtues and vices. They all were bOred as they had nOthing tO dO. One day,all the vices and virtues gathered at a place.They all were having discussiOn.

Suddenly,Witty came up with an idea: "Let's play hide and seek!"

All of them liked the idea and immediately Madness shouted:"I want tO cOunt,I want tO cOunt!" Since nObOdy was crazy enOugh to take a risk tO seek Madness,all other agreed.Madness hid behind a tree and started to count: "One, two, three..."
As cOunting begun,all the vices and virtues began tO lOOk fOr a safe harbOr. Tenderness hung itself on the moon, Treason hid in a stack of garbage. Fondness gOt curled up between the clouds and Passion stuck up in half blOOmed flOwer.
Lie said that it would sit under a stone, but hid at the bottom of the sea
,while Avarice entered a gunny bag full Of grain that it ended up tearing.
And Madness continued counting: "... seventy nine, eighty, eighty One.."
By this time, all the vices and virtues were already hidden - except
LOve.FOr undecided as LOve is always, he cOuld nOt decide where tO hide. And this was nOt surprising at all as we knOw hOw difficult is tO hide the lOve.
Madness: "...ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven..." Just when Madness
said hundred,LOve jumped intO a rose bush where it hid. And Madness turned around and shOuted: "I'm coming, I'm coming!"
As Madness turned arOund, Laziness was the first tO be fOund,because it has nO energy Or desire tO hide.
Then he spotted Tenderness On the moon, Lie at the bOttOm Of the lake and sO On.One by One all were fOund expect lOve.Madness was frustrated Of his unsucessful attempts.
Suddenly Envy came tO madness and enviOus Of lOve, she tOld madness abOut whereabOut of lOve.
Madness grabbed a wooden fork and stabbed wildly at the rose bush.He cOntinued till a heart wrenching shrill cry made him stOp.
Love appeared from the rOse bush,with her face cOvered with hand.Between her fingers ran twO trickles of blOOd frOm her eyes.
Madness, in anxiOus tO find lOve,had stabbed LOve's eyes with a pitchfork."What have I dOne! What have I dOne!" Madness shOut" .I have left yOu blind! HOw can I undO it?" What is the penance fOr such a heniOus crime?
And lOve which is always fOrgiving and kind said calmly : "You cannOt repair my eyes.
But if you want tO dO sOmething fOr me, you can be my eyes."
And sO frOm that day Onwards,LOve is blind and is always accOmpanied by Madness.

प्रेम

ऐसे ही चलता रहेगा ये प्रेम प्रसंग,
तुम्हारा न होकर भी होना मेरे संग|

तुम्हारे होने की पीड़ा
और तुम्हारे ना होने की वेदना
और उस पर मेरा ये सोचना
की , तुम को न पाकार भी
क्या पाया ?

इस अकथ्य यंत्रणा में ,
आग भी मैं हूँ और पत्ता भी,
भ्रूण भी मैं हूँ और प्रसूता भी|

इस वेदना का न कोई ओर, न अंत है
जीवन है क्षणभंगुर , प्रेम अनंत है |

lOve in the air !!

Ohh !! The time has cOme again. Love is in the air all Of sudden. Gushy-Mushy rOmance is playing On mOst Of the mind.And as my nature is , cant' help scribng, thOugh I am least qualified tO dO it.
So,the mOst asked questiOn why tO shOw lOve On Valentines DAY? As far as I can think in cOntempOrary life peOple hve becOme tOO busy tO even express their lOve. SO if a day helps them tO rejuvenate lOve , tO dO sOme thing than rOutine stuff, then what is the prOblem.And all hue and cry abOut V day being an attack On indin culture is nOthing mOre than an a ttentiOn seeking stuff by sOme orthOdOx and publicity hungry OrganisatiOns.If Indian culture were sO weak tO be ruined by sOme Valentines day , It wOuld have been ObsOlete a lOng time agO.
But I guess the sOle mOtive Of rekindling rOmance On V-day has taken a back seat.When everything is nOw available On click Of mOuse , whO cares fOr planning meticulOusly and persOnally.If nOt all ,then mOst Of us gOes fOr same mundane makeshift fOrmulae.As said earlier I can be wrOng because I have nO experience regarding these stuffs.But my take is a little Individualistic tOuch can wOrk wOnders in expressing yOurself.
SO , all yOu peOple crazy in lOve gO and have sOme rOcking time. It is yOur time tOday.But singles dO nOt lOOse heart.Gather all Other single and have a blast.The mOre the head cOunt mOre is lOve :P.And fOr me On this V day a sOng is playing On mind cOnstantly.It gOes like this : Fursat hai kiskO rOne ki , yeh rut hai pagal hOne
ki.
BTW Happy Valentine Day .HOping that yOu are nOt dOing the same I am dOing On this V day.

..Silent SpectatOr..

What separates man frOm Other fOrm Of life? They have mOst evOlved fOrm Of speech, cOnversatiOn.And which single attribute dOes create mOst Of the rifts between human.The speech..SO its pOwer is immense.But as in mOst Of cases,cOntrOlling it becOmes very cumbersOme.
PeOple , whO knOw me will agree that I am a sOrt Of OutspOken guy.Once I start,I gO On.In the prOcess I becOme Overexcited sOmetimes and tend tO blurt.This tendency may hurt sOmeOne.Or what if the OppOsite happens.I might get Offended.AlsO my greatest weakness is that I am very sigh at saying stuff like SOrry etc, even if I feel I am On the wrOng side.
SO as One day I was just alOne in my rOOm at night,I just thOught the remedy tO this sOlutiOn. It came tO my mind tO cOnstrain myself and speak Only when It is imperative tO speak.
Speaking less has many advantages.First Of all It wades yOu Out Of several trOubles .SecOndly it helps tO cOnserve energy(:p) which can be chanalised tO Other fruitful venture.SO nOw I am sOrt Of practicing silence.Just want tO see the pOwer Of silence.
They say silence is best art Of cOnversatiOn.Just want tO have a feel Of it.

!!!.. aal izz weel..!!!

In tOday's world of RathOres, Tiwaries, where hOpe, believe , faith take a back seat and skepticism and cynicism have grown mOre than ever , it is hard tO believe sOmething gOOd can happen unless yOu have experienced One.
My jOurney fOr hOme during winter vaccatiOn was at a shOrt nOtice . SO , I cOuld nOt get a cOnfirmed seat. I was traveling On a wait listed ticket . I just packed my bag in 30 minutes and left for the train . In haste I fOrgot to take blanket . Anyway I sat a seat meant fOr Rsc . Initially,when train started everything was comfortable .
But as night grew , sO did the cOld. Even after shutting all the three tier window , chilled air sOmehOw managed tO cOme thrOugh it ( thanx tO indian railway,the window cOuldn't be lOcked prOperly ). All Other passenger were sleeping in the warm cOmfort of their blanket.I was literally shivering in all the cOldplay . Suddenly something unexpected happened . One fellOw passenger got up .He saw me in that cOndition .He was appalled . He tOOk the bOther tO OPen his suit case , tOOk Out a blanket and offered me.
It was really a feel gOOd thing . At present when people are indifferent tO even their neighbOur woes , it was refreshing to know that even nOw such peOple exist. it was really a ' Pay It FOrward ' mOment . So here is massage fOr all the skeptics and cynics out there predicting dOOms day and all . Till there are such peOple nOyhing like dOOmsday will ever happen . After all God can't be that crazy . So always hOpe and believe in best .
PS better late than never "Happy 2O1O" .