चौराहे की नुक्कड़ पर एक चाय की दुकानकर्फ्यू की वज़ह से जो बंद थी। लंगड़ाकर चलने वाला एक बेसहारा बूढ़ादुकान का मालिक था। मुड़ी के साथ भूना हुआ सूखा चिउराऔर फीकी चाय की प्यालीभूखी रात के लिये जिसने चुपचाप बेचा था। चलना भी जो नहीं सीख पाईऐसी एक बेटी के साथसद्यः विधवा एक बहू, जलकर…
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When the Sun Peeps Through
When the Sun peeps through the leaves ofThe Ahot tree He blows at the flute… The sound of the flute weaks up the birdsMulticoloured buds brust openA group of butterflies fly about at random Leading their brood of ducklingsThe ducks slip into the waterThe kingfisher and the paddy birdHover above the water. When the Sun…
Hurried Steps on the serpentine road
Hurried steps on the serpentine roadWith one hand, I am holding the flickering lampGiven to me by my motherAnd with the other, I am clutchingThe baby close to my heart. The moon is nowhere to be seen..The road is barely visible in the pitch darkness….Jackals howl, crickets scream….My face sprinkled with droplets of rainFalling from…
Without your knowledge
Without your knowledgeWithout you even thinking about it,I have been following you for decades! You are no more the exquisite beautyYou used to be !Age and exhaustion has also takenTheir toll on me. In order to bring an endTo this game of trailing one anotherI had come to this spot several times. From where either…