gahre nisshabda raatri mein

lamhon ke karwein ruk jaate hain jab

thithurte patton ke aas paas,

karahata hai koii ukhre-ukhre sanson mein

mere paas, mere rooh ke girdo-pesh,

gunagunaataa hoon main bewajah

shivranjani ke suron ko,

aisa lagta hai jagti ho tum

door kahin,

chawnkkar khwabon se

bhatakte suron ke dastak pe

gahan nisshabd ratri mein।



फिर, gaataa hoon main jhoomkar

drut shivranjani

apne ansuon ko choomkar

tumko sunane ko, ya

khud ko बहलाने को



gaamjan hain phir se

lamhon ke kaarwen

ek subah ki ore--





namit, 19.01.03

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kya sundar chehra kavita hai?

haan! sundar chehra kavita hai

kyon?

kyonki maine dekha indradhanush ko

faila apne maanas tal par

aabhaa uske sundar mukh ka,

thithure thande paani se jab

dhota tha main kapre apne,

subah subah thi jare ki tab!



18.01.03

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tere bahane basi thijo ek basti

weeran ho rahi ujar rahi hai

purane koliyari ki mallika

ho rahi hai jamin yahan ki sasti

masti bhi kho rahi hai is jahan ki

sanwlapan utawlapan tera

panakta tha dekhkar mera bankpan

kshitij par lautti hai wo kashti



17.03.04

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