RAAG LAYS IN ROSE : A Roseate Sonnet
RAAG LAYS IN ROSE Running the gamut, Raag aired his longing clandestine, Agreeable was Ragini, his love and concubine. Arcane was their love, though opened up like pea-pods, Gliding with…
CHIMERA: The Saga of a Lady and Her Mirror
CHIMERA “Ever seen your pretty face, O’ My Queen?”He asked me with a coquettish grin.Nodded in yes, I was sure of the boon,“Ah! They used to call me ‘The…
जब कोई नही होता तो बस मैं होती हूँ..
जब कोई नही होता तो बस मैं होती हूँ.. स्त्री है वो ! स्वयं में शक्ति ! उसे किसी की आवश्यकता नहीं । आज उसकी अवहेलना कर भी दी तो…
New Year: The Commotion of Celebration
What’s NEW about a new year? Isn’t it merely a completion of the earth’s gyration in its orbital? How is the 1st of January different from the day before or…
ऐ गुलाब !… A Roseate Sonnet in Urdu/Hindi
ऐ गुलाब (O, Rose )… A Roseate Sonnet written in Urdu/ Hindi and translated into English, a classic sonnet which is fashioned into Persian ‘Rubaiyat or Rubaiyaan‘! To know about both…
Eve, in The Garden of Earthly Delights
“Why Hast Thou Made Me Eve?”, she catechized God…An Ekphrastic poem written on Hieronymus Bosch‘s triptych painting, ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’! Netherlandish artist, Hieronymus Bosch, created his magnum opus, a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
बस एक बार…
बस एक बार तुम कह देते मैं रीत सभी निभा लेती, जीवन के खाली पृष्ठों से अपने परिशिष्ट मिटा जाती, बस एक बार तुम कह देते… गाती नहीं गीत स्मृतियों के…
वो बात अब भी बाक़ी है : Ghazal
मेरे अलफ़ाज़ में अब भी वो ख़लिश बाक़ी है कि, उफ़ भी मैं करूँ, तो पिघलता है फ़लक डूबती शाम का अब भी वो पहर बाक़ी है आसमां में…
I Didn’t listen To You Maa
I gazed into her seasoned eyes, She said, “A quick glance should suffice. But never-ever do this to anyone, Co’z your quietude isn’t meant to be gone. All you are…
The Supernumerary Rainbow ?
I was living in gloom until the day I found the supernumerary rainbow and got enlightened with the vivacious aura of the Almighty! Life turned into sheer bliss as I…