मन स्याह अमावस मेरा फीके सभी तारे, उजाले ले गयी हो तुम पीछे हैं अँधेरे | दिए जलाके आँखों के बाती सी मैं जली, याद आ रही न जाने क्यों पिछली वो दिवाली | दिए तो बुझ गए मगर उठता है ये धुआं, आँखों में चुभ रहा बहुत, काजल रचूँ कहाँ ? लुका-छिपी बहुत हुई […]
The Blasphemous Moon
So…. My loyal friend, The Moon was off duty and came back to me today after a hiatus two days long. Should I blame you, the beautiful ladies for shanghaiing my loyal friend for your BENEFICE? Yes! For your service, at your service. And that’s what the men in your lives become on a Karwa […]
Divine Justice: A Retrospect of life’s Quandaries
‘Do you believe in ‘Divine Justice’?”, suddenly my younger daughter asked that day. “Why are you asking this question? You know, I don’t believe in anything illogical ! There is nothing called ‘Divine Justice’ in this universe. We live in a hypocrite world. It’s the truth which is paralyzed here while the reprobates are given […]
Nazm Kaise Likhun, Tumhari Yaad Aayi Fir…
Nazm Kaise Likhun, Tumhari Yaad Aayi Fir… At each hour, whenever the clock strikes, I remember how she rushed for work…..at wee hours, whenever birds chirp, I remember how she used to hum and cook … whenever I see anything vibrant, I remember the colours she sprinkled from her brush and made those canvases […]
BESMIRCHED
After many Nirbhayas and Daminis…and need not to mention, many nameless, faceless identities in between…here comes another news maker…the rumpled nameless girl from Hathras who was abused, assaulted , besmirched and then ruined to ashes…the arid clouds burst into a poem, yet again… *********** She was nameless, faceless, up in the airNow, known […]
हमारी करारी Journalism ??
??हमारी करारी Journalism ?? चलिए, News hunting करलें !थोड़ी channel surfing करलें ! सबसे ऊँचे सुर लगा-लगाअर्णव गा रहे राग ‘कंगना‘यह देश ‘Republic’ है, लोगोंकुछ और बोलना यहाँ मना ! कानों को soothing लगते हैंरजत जी के मीठे तानेजब ‘नमो नमः‘ का जाप करें,तो हम भी लगते हैं गाने ! Lockup है कितना comfortable?क्या खायी, […]
Symphony : A Roseate Sonnet
??? Symphony : A Roseate Sonnet ? An ocean sealed in,Some clouds within,Raindrops frolic,but never are seen ! Echoing seven seasin moonstruck dreams,Feigning witheredyet, soul dampening ! Hackneyed kohl smearsand the dark night sings ! Ricocheting notesof rains and springsSymphonies spurt fromeyes mute, stifling ! Epilogue : Unshed tears evince the symphony of […]
Amorphous: A Ghazal
I see her always… but she becomes amorphous before I shape my words… Some laments are irreparable…. हर लफ्ज़ बेमानी मगर, ये ख़त कोई ख़ता नहीं,लिख तो दिया, भेजूँ कहाँ? तुमने दिया पता नहीं ! सड़कें हैं पेचीदा यहां, जाती हैं बेमुकाम सी,तुम तक जो पहुँचाये मुझे, ऐसा कोई रस्ता नहीं ! तुम तो किसी […]
ज़िन्दगी ही तो है : Ghazal
है उम्र क्या ? महज़ ये दिल्लगी ही तो है कुछ और है जीना, कि ज़िन्दगी ही तो है जलाये कुछ दिये, बुझाईं मोमबत्तियांआँखों में फिर भी एक तिश्नगी ही तो है दामन में भरे अश्क़ कि उतरेगा महताब साया ही सही, मेरी बंदगी ही तो है कसकर जो बाँध रखी है मुट्ठी में रेत-ए-उम्रफिसल रही, […]
Arising from the Dust : #AFTD, 32 Stories of Grit and Grandeur
Arising from the Dust She woke up from the cindersWith laden wings alongFlecked with ashes of the yoreLissome, yet so strong! Her wings weren’t mere feathersBut, limbs of ores alloyedAh! Christened brash and brazen,The Phoenix rose from fire! Ancient Greek mythology says, Phoenixes were monsters resurrected from the remains of their predecessors. Monsters? I was […]
Happy Birthday to My Glimmer, Anindhya…
Happy Birthday My Moonbeam, Anindhya ! What should I gift you today…?…except my words as demure, love as pure and blessings as powerful as you?So, here goes the last birthday ritual, my gift of words, your birthday poesy! ? ?? She’s the zephyr who wards off all the stale air,A whiff of sandal woods which […]
वो लड़की महकी महकी सी: Happy Birthday, Sunshine
It’s August, the 1st, and I wish you Happy Birthday with verses as effervescent as you… ??? रुख हवाओं का वो एक पल मोड़ देचाहे तो पानी से पत्थर तोड़ दे,प्रज्जवलित अग्निशिखा, दहकी है वो मेरी हर एक सांस से महकी है वो ! उड़ती वो हरपल घनेरे मेघों संगगाती है तो नभ बजाता है […]
APORIA : A Greek Tale of Titans…
Sufjan Stevens, a Canadian singer who might be lesser known, but he has just taught people a lot of old and new words with the track listing of his latest spacesynth album, APORIA. Most of the titles are of Proto-Greek origin and are a telltale of the diverse ancient Greek myth and folklore. I have […]
Amarnath Yatra | A Journey towards Salvation, between Life and Death.
“Teerth Ek Tapasya Hai”—, I still recall my Granny murmuring when I had volunteered to accompany her for the Amarnath Yatra 2018. “Her Spirits Yearned to touch the Zenith High,With Aspiration Blooming Like Birds in the vast Sky!” © Maitreni Mishra Analyzing the scenario in that region and the amount of risks involved, nobody in […]
Will COVID 19 ever be extinct ? The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind…?♫
Fed up of COVID 19 ? The Answer, My Friend is Blowin’ in the Wind “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”… …. Well, it’s ambiguous whether he played a flute or a violin. The adage says it was a flute though he was a maestro violinist. Hence, the question is, was he really as brutal as […]
ग्रीष्म गर्जना : ऋतुरंग कविता
ग्रीष्म गर्जना कोयल कूकी अमराई मेंगा रही मारवा राग,सूरज बन बैठा अग्निकुंडबरसाता है बस आग ! हो रहा गगन में अश्वमेघहै रश्मिरथी इस पार,सातो घोडों पर हो सवारचल पड़ा क्षितिज के पार ! नभ दीप्तिमान, उज्ज्वल विशालजल रहा ज्यों अग्निशलाका,भृकुटी ताने है पराक्रमीले अपनी शौर्य पताका ! धरती के आंसू सूख गएज्यों पड़ी सूर्य की […]
Depression is real: The Untold Story of Sushant Singh Rajput
Mental health is extremely underrated in our society. Unlike those severe physical diseases that take a toll on human life, you cannot see noticeable symptoms in the case of depression. And just because there is no change in one’s bodily tendencies, doesn’t mean the pain in the mind and the ache in the heart is […]
The Sculptress
The Sculptress It was a hot and humid July afternoon. The sky was hailing embers down on earth. The sun, in his backster’ mood wanted us, the puny mortals for his celestial luncheon. Stealthily, she entered into the porch trying to tame her messy mane, rubbing her face with her shirt’s sleeve. Her face and […]
Coronavirus Latest News: Meet a new virus in India after Corona, “HypoVirus”
A new virus in India after Corona has taken a toll over the whole nation. It has been diagnosed as the most common and contagious disease in India after Coronavirus. It can potentially spread like anything leading to more serious infections, deaths and crimes in India. This is a matter of serious social concern as Hypovirus has already started to spread at a rocketing rate. Watch out!
UNREQUITED LOVE: A Triolet Poem
There lived a partridge on a peach treeShe used to croon for the moonShe paid the price as love’s not freeThere lived a partridge on a peach tree All her symphonies were full of gleeTill the moon eclipsed in JuneThere lived a partridge on a peach treeShe used to croon for the moon! Melodies […]