Chitthi Si Shaam
ek aur chiTThee see shaam
Doob gayee sooraj ke naam.
jaaḌe kee dhoop aur
kuhare kee bhaaShaa
kone men Ta(n)gee huee
gaharee abhilaaShaa
aasamaan ke haathon
chaa(n)dee kaa guchchhaa
taal men khilee jaise
phir koee ichchhaa
chhat se oopar uThate
dhue(n) ke kalaam
-
Surendra Kale
Poet's Address: Nawab Cottage, Purdilpur, Gorakhpur
Ref: Naye Purane, September,1998
This Month :
'Chhaataa'
Prem Ranjan Animesh
jinake sir Dha(n)kane ke lie
chhaten hotee hain
vahee rakhate hain chhaate
har baar sochataa hoo(n)
ek chhat kaa jugaaḌ karu(n)gaa
aur loo(n)gaa ek chhaataa
is shahar ke logon ke paas
jo chhaataa hai
usamen
isalie
sochataa hoo(n)
main loo(n)gaa
to loo(n)gaa aasamaan
ki jisamen sab aa jaayen
aur baahar khaḌaa bheegataa rahe
bas meraa akelaapan
baraabar lagataa hai
chhaate
rishte naate hain
barasaat men kaam aate hain
aur akasar
chhooT jaate hain !
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