Chaand Ki Guzaarish...

Raat ko ghar aate waqt...

Chaand se mulakaat hui...

Aadha chuppa, aadha khila...

Sharmaatey huey bola...

Mere saath lukka-chhippi khelogee?

Har raat is raah se guzarti ho...

Gungunaatey huey jaaney kaha nikal leti ho...

Kuch waqt mere saath bhi guzaaro...

Wo lafz jo gungunaati ho...kabhi mujhe bhi suna daalo...

Tumhaari baatein mujhe bohot achhi lagti hai...

Kabhi meri bhi kahi suno...batao kaisi lagti hai...

Kuch puraane jumle...kuch ankahe fasaaney...

Har cheez ke baarey mein baatein karenge...

Zyaada waqt bhi nahi lagega...

Jab hum-tum milkey apne kissey bayaan karney lagenge...

Is-sey pehley ki mein ghum jaoo...

Yeh raat khatam ho jaaye aur main kahin chhup jaoo...

Aao chaley iss raat ki safaari pe...

Kuch main kahoo...kuch tum kaho..

Aur kuch unkahi guzaarish reh jaane do...

Boondein...

Dheere se paani ki boondein aai...

Chhup chhupaatey mujhse boli...

Tumhaare chehrey se dosti karney ka mann karta hai...

Tumse waaquif hoke, tumhe jan-ne ka mann karta hai...

Mere ehsas ko apna ke dekho...

Apne chehrey pe girti meri uss boond ko dekho...

Mera har ek katra tumhe sukoon dilayega...

Chehre ko dhoomil karti har ek dhool ke karn ko mita jayega...

Gehraatey kaajal ke andhere ko baha ke...

Tumhaare murjhaatey chehre pe nai roshni laayega...

Jis din bhi tumhe aisa lagey...

Ki aandhi ne tumhaare chehre pe apna daag chor diya...

Meri boondoon mein mujhe apne paas paogi...

Mujhe yaad karna...main aandhi ke har daag ko mita jaungi...

Meri fitrat hai samay ki kheechee hui lakeeron ko mitaane ki...

Main tumhaare saath hoon, fir kya zaroorat hai ghabraane ki...

Squeeze...

I am an avid reader of TOI and each day I look forward to the articles captured under "Mind Tree". As always, when I opened that page today, the beautiful article by Janina Gomes touched a string in my heart.

Janina talks about what most of us (if not all) think about life but may or may not be speaking it out loud. I won't share the entire article here but only the essence-

"Life throws several trials and tribulations towards us. The intent is to make us better humans, to make us better at what we do & how we do. It squeezes us like a lemon so that deleterious emotions also become a part of our being. Surprisingly, it also gives us an opportunity to recover at times.

Dear Life!! Here's a humble request from all of us. Please draw a line for each one of us and stop squeezing us like a lemon. We know that you are insuperable and all we want to do is bask in your richness while keeping ourselves grounded.

Let us live each day of yours with a smile on our face and a belief in our hearts that -All Is Well".

Amen!!!



What Part Are You Gonna Play....

People come and go from our lives...

At the right time, at the right place...

They breeze in with endearing panache...

Waltz around us, make us laugh...

At times the sendoff leaves us sad...

But at other times, we want to relive that moment again & again...

It is all planned for us by the One Above...

Whether we like the decision or not...

That chance meeting for 5 minutes...

The enduring years of togetherness...

It has all been mapped in our lives...

With every new person we meet...

Life brings us to a fork...

The side we choose...

The fork bends there...

It may be for better, it my be for worse...

Don't hesitate, don't fret...

Let them meet you...

Let them do their best...

So all of you out there...

Some of you who have met me...

Some of you who still have to meet me somewhere...

What Part Are You Gonna Play....In My Life...

Faith...Hope...Love...

When I feel- I write, I express,...

 When the mumble jumble of words swarm my mind, I share...

 As my day ends, a question pops in my mind-

"Day in & Day out, through thick & thin, be it night or be it light, what is it that keeps us going?

What's our duracell?"

I pondered and a rally of words greeted me...

It took me few minutes to zero in on the ones I was really looking for...

Faith...Hope...Love...

These are the ones that drive us, energize us...

Faith helps build Hope. Hope makes us believe in Love...

They trine together and bring a spark in our lives...

If even one of them dwindles, the world around us shakes...

It brings about uncertainity, confusion, breeds disbelief...

You nurture them, and life becomes worth living...

Each day becomes starry...

You start believing that you want to live...

You start believing that you want to celebrate life...

As the rays of Sun rise, I pledge to myself-

"I will never stop believing in Faith...Hope...Love..."

I will never stop living each day as it comes...

I will never stop believing that a patch of darkness is followed by light...

As you all wake up from your slumber, I wish for you...

May Faith..Hope...Love..shine brightly in your lives...