I was lynched
In the rainbow of interpretations
In your ravages of prism
I was pelted
In the abaddon of reckless expectations
In your worst of nightmares
I collided with your sooty clouds
Knocked off my heat
As you beat drums
At my crooked harvests
Though rainstorms wounded me
Who knew your gallantry was contagious?
Soaked feet dropped daunting drops
Who knew your blew- out sufferings
At me poured strength?
I was poised
In the rainbow of possibilities
In your gleaming prism..

Every now and then
To put my soar eyes to rest
I feel the cedars and pines
Attempting to capture them all
In the cameras of my eyes
I long to sledge deeper inside
To witness the wonders of their world
The world of worms and woodpeckers
They say not to touch flowers
But I caress them captivated by their brightness
I grin as I gaze them with proudness
How he was nearly slashed, morphed
It made my skin crawl
But Papa tied a rope around like a bandage to the wounded
And caged him to keep away the wicked
I thought the story was over
But he rewrote it
Smooth healing made him hale and hearty
And even today, every now and then
To put my soar eyes to rest
I feel the huge cedars and pines
Attempting to capture them all
In the cameras of my eyes
With every rustle
As they lean on to each other
Singing and Swinging
My heart cherish when they are alive and kicking.

When shallow clouds poured
Gunnies of grey raindrops
When eclipse's darkness swinged over head
You wore your wide worn-out grin
That unbelievably ruined my picket fences
And I staggered at that omniscience
Even end of the eclipse and grey raindrops
Harshest stones and farthest skies
Bawled out
Momentary deflections waved in my heart
But the candles blew out
With a storm of wind
As you were nowhere to be seen

The wreckage flow unhindered
Knots wrenching it in the pit of stomach
Of embarrassing truth, infuriating intuitions
Mystical feelings, trash emotions
Choking thick clouds of filth and dirt
In my disguised demeanour
In external floric attire
Seclusion, salt on the wound
Blazes in an impressive bonfire..

Autumn sneaked in
I was singing hymns from a playbook
An upside-down playbook as it was
Your red flush was like the leaves outside
The wind blew the drums of our windows
I shook and shrank
You gushed and it was an elixir
"Soon, those ripe apples would fall."
I eye the apples with liveliness
Your eyes gleamed at my pure innocence
Sun is rusting like the leaves outside
Your lullabies were warm like your affection
I slept as sweet as your smile...

Fascinated by beauty of her face,
Remarked by dimples on cheeks.
Killer smile and silky locks,
Amongst the shining green trees.
Her face was beating the brightness of the Sun,
Glowing and attracting strongly.
Observed by everyone,
Her every style and sense was lovely.
The way you made your cute eyes up,
Gave me fits of giddiness.
I was in a great dilemma,
To call you my Moon or Sun.
But, like them, you didn't give me feeling of loneliness.
Yeah! You are my Star.
You filled every light in my heart,
But, now, you are very far.
But still, your memories enlighten my heart.

Surbhi Dadhich.

इस अंधेरी रात में दिए की एक लौ ही काफी है
जिन्दगी जीने के लिए आशा की एक वजह ही काफी है
जब तक तेरा साथ है जिन्दगी हसीन है
तेरे बिना मेरे कर्म कर्महीन हैं
जिन्दगी पूरी होते हुए भी अधूरी है
सुलझे डोर भी अनसुलझी पहेली है
इस अंधेरी निशा में मेरी दामिनी
मेरी जिन्दगी का वो खिलता गुलाब का फूल
जिसके न कोई साथी न शूल।

ओ मानव , तू शूरवीर नहीं
तू तो परमार्थ का ढोंग मंचन
तू कल्याणकारी नहीं
क्रूरता का बुज़दिल उदाहरण
तू तो वह विद्रोहमयी ज्वाला
जो भूल सा गया हैं मानव परिभाषा
कभी स्वयं से तूने हैं पूछा
की क्या जि़न्दगी का तात्पर्य महज जीना
या फिर सफलता-असफलता?
क्या तूने कभी खुले नेत्रों से देखा
इस धरा की नैसर्गिक सुंदरता
जिन्दगी कृत्रिमता नहीं
मोह-माया भी नहीं
यह तो स्वर्ग का दूसरा नाम हैं।

यह चमकता ब्रह्मांड
जिसका न कोई आरंभ न अंत
न कोई आयु, न कोई कष्ट
हर पल चमकता
हर पल प्यारी सी मुस्कान देता
चुम्बकीय हिलोरें लेता
यह नटखट ब्रह्मांड
जिद्दी ग्रहों को गोद में भरता
नाचते तारे-सितारों को सहलाता
देख, दूर कोने में
क्यों बैठा वह आग का गोला अकेला
क्या जंजीरों ने घेरा उसे
शायद इसलिए भूल गया शीतलता
इस श्वेत हृदय पर कैसा ये कलंक
बुराइयों ने एेसा क्या जकड़ा इसे
या यह गिरफ्त में आ गया
किसी जहरीले सॉप के फन में
आज दिन तो कल रात
कभी उदय तो कभी अस्त
इस ब्रह्मांड की गोद में....