ye zindagee bechain kuchh lamhon men kaTatee jaa rahee hai
nirantar asthir anishchit aghaT ghaTatee jaa rahee hai.

kisee roz uḌ chalee, badarang mausam men kabhee
kisee roz bah chalee, paanee ke kalakal men kabhee
jaise jaise bikharatee vaise simaTatee jaa rahee hai
nirantar asthir anishchit aghaT ghaTatee jaa rahee hai.
...

jis raat
a(n)dheraa gaharaataa hai
chaa(n)danee pighalatee hai
main haule kadamon se
kainavas kee kaid se
baahar nikalatee hoo(n)

baalon ko jhaTak kar kholatee hoo(n)
aur un ghaneree zulphon men
Taa(n)katee hoo(n) jagamagaate sitaare
...

युगों युगों से भटक रहा है
मेरा शाश्वत एकाकीपन।
धीरे धीरे उठा रहा हूँ
अपनी पीड़ा का अवगुंठन।

~ विनोद तिवारी

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संकलन "समर्पित सत्य समर्पित स्वप्न" से

shilaadhaar - Classic poetry of pre-20th century

yugavaaNee - Contemporary poetry from beginning 20th century

nav-kusum - Gems from new and budding poets

kaavya-setu - A bridge to poetry from other languages

muktak - A selection of poetic pearls