Friday, December 26, 2008

Muhalla

Maine-
apne ghar aati -Jaati
kayi galiyon ko
Chat se hi
sikudtey -failtey
Dekha hai.
Mujhe nahi pata
Us orr ghar kiska
Hai, aur kahan
Pansari ne ab
bechna shuru kiya
Hai recharge cupon.
Yeh bhi nahi janti
Ki ab kis maa ne
Peele kar diye hai
Apni beti ke haath
Yeh bhi yaad nahi
Ki kin haathon ne
Uthaya tha god mein
Aur kiske ghar ke
Ped ko maine apni
“karamaat se” seecha
Hai kayi baar!
Apna hi muhalla ab
Anjaan hai mere liye
Kabhi kabhi kisi
Chehre ko dekh kar
Main jhuka leti hun
Apna sir, aur uski
Muskaan paa kar
Glani se bahr jati hun.
Kabhi jab koi, muh
Fer leta hai ajnabi
Ki tarah , tab yakeen
Ho jata hai mujhe
Ki ab bhi log
Mujhe jaantey hai
Aur yeh ghar abhi
Usi mohalle mein hai
Jahan roothna aur
Manana hi seekha
Jahan khona aur
Paana bhi seekha
Wahi jahan maine
Apne ghar ko
Alag alag raston se
Laut ana tha seekha.

_ Sweksha Bhagat

3 comments:

  1. Personally I feel you should be a little more careful with the punctuation marks.
    Am not so well versed in poetry so this is a personal suggestion because I had little difficulty in understanding the end and beginning of sentences. And I think, this affects the emotions and thoughts that you want to express.

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  2. very touching!!!!!really mujhe bhi apne din yaad aa gaye....good!!!!keep it up!!!!

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  3. A beautiful thought.. presented in a great manner.. flow is good but not perfect.. keep writing.. GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR PEN..

    take care and keep :)

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