Saturday, May 13, 2017

हमारे पूर्वज


हमने बनाया घर 

जंगलों में
उनके घर मे घुसकर
आक्रमण से
अपने सुंदर भविष्य हेतु

आज जब 
वे, हमारे पूर्वज माने जाने वाले
अपने घर मे प्रवेश 
करने का कर रहे हैं प्रयास
तो निषेधाज्ञा लगाई जा रही है

पहिया चल रहा है
खेल जारी है
अभी कई अध्याय लिखे जाने हैं

हम उनके घर में हैं
या
वे हमारे घर मे

We All Travel

We are all travellers
We all travel 
Distances, places and spaces

We travel through 
Air, river and road

We all travel through
Experiences, expectations and expansions

We travel through 
Outsmarting others 
and 
at times get outsmarted

We travel through 
output and outcomes


Students travel through learning
Workers travel through work
Leaders travel through leading

Health enthusiasts travel through treadmill
Covering invisible distance

We are all travelers 
And we all need shadow
However shallow our interests be

Shadow We Need

Scenic, picturesque and serene
Coconut trees, grazing cattle

Well orchestrated dividers
Black top roads absorbing the sun
Presence of vernacular all around

Shadow we need
However shallow our interests be.

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Pale, parsimonious and pampered
Ponds, plains and peels

Reassuring oneness 
Mosques, temples and churches

Shadow we need
However shallow our interests be

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Bricks, bridges and beliefs
Sun, salt and sundry

Serving one taste
North, east and south

Shadow we need 
However shallow our interests be

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Mango laden trees
Plantains in bloom

Smiling watermelons as if enjoying 
the sleep in the sun
Glassy constructions 
telling tales of modernity

Shadow we need
However shallow our interests be

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Beaches, breaches and beacons
Sand, saplings and sundae

Free from French
Fermenting flavors

Shadow we need 
However shallow our interests be