ON JAN 11TH,  WE LOST SHASTRIJI

A puny weak man they thought he was; a leader ordinary n weak

But our Shastriji, though thin and wiry was fit n fiery; not at all meek

He practised what he preached; n bravely, determinedly, faced every cause

One of the best leaders we Indians had; to lose him, very sad it was

Bringing the Nation together, encouraging our jawans n kisans he did.

It is said that at the earliest, his enemies together; of him got rid

India(we Indians), lost a real-life hero; an intense man of integrity great

With your blessings, soon for the better, may change India's fate.

We pray "Om Shanti" for your peace, n from heavens your blessings seek;

Guide us O true son of the Indian soil; from ply-wood make us strong as teak.

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दिल की लगी

दिल की लगी , लगी थी पहले लोगोंको एक बचपनकी दिल्लगी

पर थी वो बहुत ही गहरी; थी वो एक खाई जैसी, कुछ अधिक ही गहरी

वो चोट इतनी थी गहरी की दिल पर ही नहीं, दिलकी गहराइयों तक थी लगी

बचपन की मुहोबत थी वो, मेरा पहला प्यार थी वो; पर मेरी पुकार शायद थी न इतनी गहरी;

इस लिए, सुनी नहीं तूने मेरी दर्दभरी आवाज, मेरे गीतों में सुनी न मेरी फरियाद

क्यों गिरिधर; सारी दुनियाके रखवाले होकर, तूने इस मीरा को ही क्यों ठुकराया

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A TAX PAYER'S WOES

Right from our birth to death, we keep paying tax;

As shown below, from tip to toe, we pay tax

Even on free, God given things, we pay tax

The rich n d ultra rich dodge taxes; but we have to pay a tax

The poor have not money, so they benefit, from our tax

The politicians; ah! live like leeches on our tax;

But an ordinary salaried man, helplessly keeps paying tax.

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સમતા

જેમ ભરતી પછી આવે છે ઓટ; તેમ જીવનમાં આવે છે સુખ પછી દુઃખ

જીવનમાં અમને દુઃખ ખમવાની, આપજે તું તાકત, સદા રહેજે સનમુખ

જીવન ન જાણે ક્યારે બદલે સ્વરૂપ, હવાઓ ક્યારે બદલી નાખે પોતાનું રૂખ

જોજે, ઘભરાઈ નહીં જઈએ, થઈ જઈએ ન અમે શોકમાં ડૂબીને ગમગીન

તેમજ જ્યારે સુખ આવે ત્યારે છલકાઈ ન જઈએ, થઈ ન જઈએ રંગીન.

થઈ જઈએ ન મગરૂર અને બીજાઓ તરફ ન થઈ જઈએ ભાવહીન

રહે તારું માર્ગદર્શન સદા અમારી સાથે, તો જ જીવનમાં અમારા રહેશે સમતા

તારો માયાળુ હાથ રહે માથે અમારે, જીવનમાં ને જીવન પછી પણ, રહે તારી મમતા.


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BROUGHT AN INSTANT SMILE ON MY FACE ; BUT ALSO SET ME THINKING.....

AAA...We were returning home on 31Dec evening, when our neighbors were leaving for New Year's celebration.
After exchanging pleasantries, when we saw their tiny daughter holding her doll, we asked the little one, "Shaivu, what's your doll's name?" Her Dad chuckled n said, "earlier she had an English name, but now it has been changed"; So out of curiosity we asked her,  "Shaivu, what's her new name ?" She promptly said, "Baba Ramdev"; to which we exclaimed, "what!!!" She said, "because her one eye is spoilt, she now looks like him".

BBB... As many Bawajis speak foul language, a cousin also did. Sitting on the varanda swing, he would call out to his wife or Mom, to tell them that the vegetable vendor was there, with a "BC, tarkariwalo aayoch...BC, Doodhwala aayoch" etc.
One day, when he wasn't around and the vegetable vendor came, his 3 year old daughter cried out loudly, "Mummy pelo BC aayoch". Needless to say, her Mom was shocked beyond words and her father got a dressing from his Mummy.

Children are very observant. That's why, we parents and grandparents must actually practise what we preach; and also strictly avoid what we don't want them to pickup and learn.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

From its cocoon, soon shall come out this butterfly, n away it will fly

And from the Heavens above, 2023 come will, from an azzure sky,

Year after year, we wish n each other greet; we love,  laugh, fight n cry;

Alongside a small prayer I recite for peace; n request you to also the same try.

"May peace n prosperity prevail; may health n happiness soon pour from the sky".

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અમને બચાવવા આવ

સાઉ સડી ગયું છે આપણું ન્યાય અને સરકારી તંત્ર

દેખાય છે એક સાધારણ નાગરિકને ઠેર ઠેર ષડયંત્ર

ચારે કોર દગો ફટકો, બેસુંરું થઈ ગયું છે જીવન નું વાજિંત્ર

આં સાઝોની મરમમત કરવા માટે, ક્યાંથી લાવું હું કોઈ એવું મંત્ર

અમને બચાવવા તું જલ્દી આવ, ખતરામાં છે ભારતનું ગણતંત્ર

સતત પતન થઈ રહ્યો છે નીતિ રીતિનો દેશમાં; મોંઘવારી પણ છે સર્વત્ર

ભારત માતા કરે છે વિલાપ; ફેલાઈ રહી છે કુટેવો, કુટનીતિ, રચાય છે ષડયંત્ર

તારા સિવાય પ્રજા જાય ક્યાં, જડતો નથી કોઈ પણ ઉપાય; આપ કોઈ યોગ્ય મંત્ર

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भक्ति

वृद्धावस्ता में हो जाती है जब क्षीण मानव की सारी शारीरिक शक्ति;

तब पल पल काम आती है उसे, उसकी सालों से की हुई भक्ति

हम कितने भी हो व्यस्त भगवंत, देना हमें भक्ति के लिए, थोड़ीसी शक्ति

और देना श्रद्धा और सबुरी, ता की कर सकें हम तनमन से भक्ति

आयुष्य हो जितना भी, तह दिलसे कर सके भक्ति, इतनी देना दाता हमे शक्ति

शरीर को अब लगने लगी है अशक्ति, पर देखना, इस लिए कम न हो जाये हमारी भक्ति

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कवि

एक कवि या कवियत्री की कल्पना का साकार विवरण, लिखित रूप, है कविता

uकभी दर्द स्याही में ढाल देता है कवि, वो दर्द जो उसके दिल पर है बिता;

या तो करता है वर्णन की, वो किसिपे दिल है हारा, या किसीका दिल उसने है जीता !

मधुर वर्णन हो किसीका, या दुखभरी हो दास्तान कविके दिल की; होती है कविता में संवेदना

कहते है कलम में बहुत है ताकत, पन्ने पे स्याही बोल उठती हैं, उनमे छिपी हुई वेदना

कवि का कटाक्ष, उसकी कलम हमे सिखाती है औरोके मन को, किस तरह से भेदना

धन्य है वो कवि जो बता सके सच्ची नेक राह पर कैसे चलना; या फिर मन के भीतर झाँकना

वो सीखा देता है इतने सारे घोडोको, बिना कोई लगाम, नियंत्रण में रखते हुए कैसे हांकना

कवि तो जानता ही है बिना घूंघट उठाये, मुखडेको, नजरोसे, शब्द बाणोंसे कैसे ताकना

सही कहा है किसीने जहाँ पहुचता नहीं रवि, वहाँ, मानव-मन के भीतर, पहोचता है कवि।

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एक कहानी

सुनी होगी आपने कहानियां तो बहुत सारी, काल्पनिक, दिलचस्प, रसीली अनेक

पर आज की कहानी जुड़ी है हमारे जड़ो के साथ, विशाल घटादार पेड़ था एक;

बच्चे उसकी छांव में खेलते थे, बूढ़े लड़ाते थे गप्पे, कभी न कभी बैठा था, हरेक

जीवनभर, बहुत पत्थर झेले थे उस पेड़ने, स्वादिष्ट आम लगते थे जो उस पर

कच्चे आम, खट्टे और मसाले के साथ, लगते थे चटपटे; मझे लेता था अचार का, हर घर

और जब वो पक जाते तो आमरस खाते थे बच्चे और बूढ़े; जाता था पेट भर

एक दिन अचानक उसको काटने आ गए कुछ लोग; नया रास्ता बनाने वाली थी सरकार

इस मुद्दे पर बहुत सारे लोगोंने इस बात का विरोध किया, बार-बार, लगातार

जब कुछ न हुआ तो तय हुआ हम अपनाएंगे गांधीजी की रीत, अहिंसा और असहकार।

मंत्रणा हुई अनेक, बैठके हुई बहुत सारी; अब मामला हो गया था सचमें संगीन

" हम पेड़को न छोड़ेंगे अकेला"; लोगोंने बनाये चार दल, तय हुआ हर दल पहरा देगा छे घंटे, रातदिन

लोकशक्ति जीती, झुकना पड़ा सरकारको, बच गया पेड़; साबित हुआ, कुछ हांसिल नहीं होता, सहकार बिन ।

तो चलो हम आजसे पेड़ नही काटेंगे, नहीं किसीको काटने देंगे ।

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प्यासी धरती करे पुकार

धूपमें तप के हो गई हूं मैं, जलता हुआ अंगार; कहे बिचारि यह धरा

चाहिए अब मुझे ठंडी ठंडी बौछार, और श्रृंगार सुंदर और हरा

नदियाँ हो रही है मेरी खाली, और सागर  पानी से खूब है उभरा

सालभरकी प्यास बुझाने मेघराजको मैंने है, किया पुकार

आकाशको की है मिन्नतें हज़ार, जी भरके खोल दे आज तेरे द्वार

जी भर के मुझपे बरसना आज, सुन ले, इस धरतिने है तुझे पुकारा

ऐ हवा, लाना तू  बदरीयां काली, ओ बदरी बरसा जा जल की धारा

आत्मा है मेरी प्यासी, तृप्त कर दे तू मुझे आज, कर दे मुझे हरा, ओ मेरे यारा

झूम झूमके बरस, प्यासी धरती आज करती है तुझे अंतरमनसे पुकार

बरसना होगा अब तुझे, तन मन है मेरा प्यासा, निभाना होगा तुझे वादा-ए- प्यार

मेरा अंतर है प्यासा, तुझे बरसना होगा यहाँ, निभाना चाहती हूं मैं यह व्यवहार

याद रखना सदा यह बात, प्यार तो आखीर प्यार है, नही कोई व्यापार ।

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राधिका रोये

मैं हूं वो सीप, बिना एक भी कीमती मूल्यवान मोती;

धुंधली पड़ गई है मोती सारते हुए अब मेरे नैननकी ज्योति

मोती आँखोने मेरी, तेरी याद में, न जाने कितने बहाये

तेरे इंतज़ार में मैंने न जाने कितने साल है गवांए

मोती मेरे बन गए है पानी, कीमत इनकी तूने न पहेछानी

दिलका दर्द जो मोती बनके बहा, उस दर्दकि कदर तूने न जानी

क्या कहूं तुझे, तू तो है अब एक राजा, ओ मेरे मथुरावासी !

कब मिलोगे मुझे तुम, ओ कन्हाई, राह निहारु ओ  अविनाशी !

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Death comes to each of us, sparing none, to one n all

We for ourselves or our dear ones, death cannot stall

It's impossible to play this football match; one cannot pass on the ball.

However great a doctor is, a soul he can never reinstall

So finally, when a dear one passes away; into depression we may fall.

This perhaps is a re-awakening for us, a Heavenly alarm or a call

Our subconscious mind we have to stir n awaken; so that happily we enter Ahura's hall

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Help me this depression, pain and frustration fight

Grant me patience and that much needed correct  insight

Let down I feel n forsaken too; feel I, a heaviness in my chest, tight

I know I need to control my feelings; letting negativity go off, like a kite

Smothered I feel, the wound n intensity too deep are; show me a ray bright

All you dear ones from the Heavens, please quickly help me set things right.

Anar

નિરાશા ને આવકારતા ક્યારે શીખશે તું ???

આટ-આટલી નિરાશા માળીયા પછી પણ, કેમ આશા છોડી શક્તિ નથી તું ???

નિરાશા સ્વીકારવા ક્યારે શીખશે તું ???

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A SHRINKING WORLD

Huge it was, with vast space, plenty of people, and widely open skies;

Now in a room or two, around his bed, wash room n table, in a mess, shrunken it lies.

Umpteen number of people he met daily; heard he sometimes, screams, even their cries

There was noise, commotion, laughter; very many hellos n also good byes

Traveled he widely, using his passages free, especially where Air India flies.

Restrictions age brings n accept this everyone must; this we know, n one definitely tries

But when pain intense becomes, n movements restrictive, then one often cries

Then in helplessness utter, in self-pity n frustration, one sometimes inward pries

Prays to God, appeals to docs many, or Gurus; tries till every tear dries

At last, in his little by little shrinking world, a slow suffocating death he dies

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26th NOVEMBER

A black day in the history of our commercial capital Bombay, this was;

Enemity, hatred, jealously, a weird mentality was perhaps the cause

only if we could act after we thought, after we could, for a while pause;

Only if human beings, a little worried would be, about their dreadful consequences;

Their facing God, difficulties they would face in crossing to the other end, those after-death fences.

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सुनी थी उसकी मांग, बिना सिंदूर; और ललाट था बिना कुमकुम

बिना पायल के पैर कितने बेजान लगते थे, गायब हो गई थी रुमझुम

अब खाली था हंस जैसा नाजुक उसका गला भी, मंगल सूत्र बिना;

मुश्किल हो गया था उसे एक एक सांस लेना; सोच रही थी, यह कैसा जीना !

चूडियोसे खनकती थी जो भरी हुई कलाई, थी खाली और सुनी सुनी

कितनी जतनसे इन गोरे गोरे हाथों पर, उसकी सहेलिने मेहंदी की डिजाइन थी बुनी

पायल बिनाके पैर, हाथ फीके, कलाई सुनी, न मंगलसूत्र, न बिंदिया न सिंदूर

और उसकी खुशियों का तो हो गया था खून, नज़र नहीं आती थी वो दूर दूर

अब जीवन यह पहाड़ जैसा, बीतेगा कैसे; बिना  पिया के,जिंदगी कटेगी कैसे

बागो से बहार अचानक गायब हो गई कहाँ, और यह पतझड़ आई कहाँ से और कैसे

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Sava varas, (One year n 3 months) ,and yet acceptance hasn't come; am I going crazy ?
When will I start accepting this bitter fact,  is something wrong with my thinking ?

People  move out, start a normal life, their previously set routine, then why can't I ?

Help me out, teach me how to live without you, and that too a normal life.

People have taken it so casually , little does your absence or presence matter

But for me it's a standstill,  this vacuum,  this gap cannot be filled

Give me please, a lessons few, to reach normalcy, so that I too can live, as people expect of me

राधा - कृष्ण

ओ कन्हाई,

भले तुझे सारि दुनियां भगवानके रूपमें पूजे, तुझे तारणहार माने,

पर कान्हा, तू है राधा बिना आधा, यह भी सारी दुनिया जाने

राधाने जुदाई में तेरी, आंसू न बहाये, यह दुनियां कैसे माने ?

पर डरती थी वो, उसकी आँखोंमें बसा तू, उसके असवन के संग, कहीं बह न जाए,

इस लिए राधाने बेहद गम सह कर भी, अपनी आंखोसे आंसू न बहाये ।

उसके दिलका दर्द, उसके मन की पीड़, वो आजभी, मनमें ही बैठी है छुपाये ।

न जाने क्यों आखिर राधाको उसका प्यार, उसका कान्हा क्यों नहीं मिला ?

इन दो प्रेमिओकी जुदाई का हमेंशा रहेगा चर्चा, हर प्रेमिके दिलमें, रहेगा गिला।

मैं भी सदा सोचती हूँ, उन्हें उनका यह शुद्ध बेपनाह प्यार, आखिर क्यों नहीं मिला ?

क्या कोई बता सकता है ???

Armin Dutia Motashaw

अरे ओ कागा

बर्गदके पेड़ की तेहनीपे बैठ कर, शोर मचाये जा रहा है, एक कागा

जब अम्बवाक़े पेड़ पर, काली कोयल का, अभी अभी मीठा सुर है लागा

मेरी अटरियापे दाना-पानी रखके दोनों को कहा है मैंने, "यहाँ आ"

काग तू भले न गाये मीठे गीत, मेरे पिया का संदेश तो ले कर  तू आ

जिया तरसे, नैना बरसे, पिया जबसे है सिधारे; उनकी कोई तो खबर ला

भले तुझे कोई न बुलाये, मेरी अटरियापे, मोरे पिया का संदेश देने तू आ

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श्रद्धा और सबुरी सीखने, मै द्वार तेरे हु आइ

कश्ती मेरी है मझधार बिना तेरे, स्थिर नहीं, वो है डगमगाई

आश्रय देदे, शरण में तेरे मुझे अब ले ले, ओ मेरे साई

जानु नहीं, इस दो रंगी दुनियामें सच्च है क्या, और क्या है एक परछाई

कृपा बरसाना मुझपे, सदा साथ रहे तेरा, ओ मेरे साई

दिखता है स्वार्थ चहु ओर, विपदा जीवनमे है छाई,

अकेलापन है, जीवनमें है उदासी और कठिनाई

बस अब तू ही है सहारा, सब कुछ है तेरे हाथ, ओ साई ।

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आ गया है याद अनारकली वाला संवाद,  ".... सलीम तुझे मरने नहीं देगा, और हम अनारकली तुझे जीने नहीं देंगे..."
यही कर रही है, हम बुढो के (वरिष्ट कहते है) साथ अपनी सरकार ।
मंहगाई चरणसीमा को छू रही है, खाद्य पदार्थों, दवाइया, मेडिकल इन्शुरन्स, हॉस्पिटल सब कुछ महँगा, उसके ऊपर सारे टैक्स (gst); बढ़ती हुई आयु तो एक श्राप हो गई है।

आयुष्य की डोर हमारे हाथों में नहीं है; पर इज्ज़त की रोटी, इज्ज़त भरा जीवन, यह भी हमसे सरकारने छीन लिया है ।

करे तो कोई क्या करे????????
अगर इज्ज़त से जीना चाहते हैं, तो कैसे जिये????
है जवाब तो जरूर बताइयेगा ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ARE YOU TRULY IMPORTANT???

Please do give this, a serious thought; you are important to only a few, actually  very few.

How many people call to check about your wellbeing, from this we can take a cue;

Parents worried are about your wellness, your whereabouts,  actually about you

Besides them, if inquire other people about your wellbeing, simply lucky are you

So decide how lucky you really are; for call most, only when they need your services,  not you

Armin Dutia Motashaw

CHILDREN'S DAY

Not just diminishing, almost perishing is our community

Innumerable elders like us, find we, tottering around, with decreasing immunity;

Where today children rare have become, thanks to causes complex n varied;

But our heads, like an ostrich, we have conveniently deeply buried

Indifference and silence this, is killing a society, once very vibrant

It's not that we have resources none; we have to try, n them hunt

Only if I were a multimillionaire, surely a corpus huge I would create;

That corpus, which would greatly help middle class parents to procreate

May a multimillionaire come forward one of these days, to an amount pay;

So that, have we can, at least a babies few by November next, on Children's day.

With a prayer to Ahura, to send a compassionate heart who loves Parsis.

So that, soon there will be an increase in the number of new born Parsis.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

સુના હાથોમાં મારા હતાં નહીં આજે મારાં પ્યારા લાલ(બંગડી) ચિતલ;

કદાચિત એટલે જ જલાવી રહી હતી મને આં પૂર્ણિમાની ચાંદની શીતળ

આં લાલ ચિતલ વગર લાગે છે મારાં હાથોનું આં સોનું, બની ગયું છે પિત્તળ

દેવ દિવાળીએ, પૂનમના ચંદ્રમાંનું છે આજે ગ્રહણ, અને નદીના નીર છે તેજ અને ચંચળ

ઓહાપો આં કેવો આવ્યો જીવનમાં, તારા મૌત પછી રોજ મરું છું હું તલ-તલ

અચાનક રસભરેલું સફળ જીવન લાગે છે નીરસ અને નિષ્ફળ

અને તું, કહીં દૂર બેઠો આકાશેથી જોતો હશે, કેવી દઝાડે છે મને આં ચાંદની શીતળ.

અનાર

Armin Dutia Motashaw

पता है तू अब न आएगा कभी, न जाने क्यों, फिर भी रहता है तेरा इंतेज़ार

एक खलिश सी रहती है दिलके एक कोनेमें, दिल बार बार हो जाता है बेकरार

अनार

ભાઈ બીજ

વાવ્યા છે મેં, મારા પ્રેમાળ ભાઈઓ માટે અસીમ પ્રેમ થી આં કિંમતી બીજ

કહે છે "અનાર", બંને તરફથી, પ્રેમથી, નઝાકતથી, પ્રયત્ન કરી એને સિંચ

પ્રેમના ખાદ્ય-પાણીથી આં રિશ્તાની પર્વરીશ કરી, એને બનાવ મજબૂત અને ઘીચ.

મોટા ભાઈઓ ને નમસ્કાર, નાનાઓને આશિષ.

With lots of Love n all good wishes
Anar (અનાર).

तेरे बगैर काली अमावस्या की रात है इतनी लंबी और गहरी

दिपावलीके दीप भी रोशन कर न सके उसे, इतनी गहरी

Armin

શું પ્યાર એક મુસીબત છે???

ક્યારેક તો લાગે છે કે બધી મુસીબતો નું એકમાત્ર જડ છે, પ્યાર

બહુ બધાં દુઃખોનું કારણ છે આં જ પ્યાર, એવો કરું છું આજે એકરાર

પ્યાર થતાંજ માનવ થઈ જાય છે બેબકલું, સાચેજ બેકરાર

બિચારાને  પતઝડની ઋતુમાં પણ, દેખાય છે બહાર

પ્યાર કારવવાળાઓની, દિલ આપી દેવવાળાઓની નિશ્ચિત જ છે હાર

ક્ષણભરમાં પ્યાર તો કરી બેસે છે, પણ પછી એમનાથી ઝેલાતો નથી એનો ભાર

બરબાદ કરી દે છે જીવન આખું, નષ્ટ-નાબૂદ કરી દે છે જીવન, આં પ્યાર

માટે પૂછું છું બધાં પ્રેમીઓને, શું પ્યાર એક મુસીબત છે, પોતાનીજ હાર???

Armin Dutia Motashaw

TALK TO AHURA

After we pray, we must talk to Ahura, privately, in silence deep

Also, time this is correct, to contemplate n within, deeply peep

Do properly check; have  any vices like ego, anger within us seeped

If they have, quickly analyze how n why into you, they have heaped

Teach us O Adhura, prayers to overcome vices these, that have seeped

Remove them let us, with the power of prayer, once we have within, peeped.

An action quick n timely, help us will, to away these vices keep

Our prayers, to our subconscious mind, an alarm sounds; that does beep.

That's why after we daily pray; we must, for a minute, within peep.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

પીળા પાંદડાની પીડા

શાખ કહે....

"પાંદડું લીલું ને રંગ રાતો", તું તો કંઈક એવું ગાતું હતું, શાખે કટાક્ષ કરતાં કહ્યું;

પણ તને તો માનો પીળ્યો ન થયો હોય, તેમ તું તો, આજે થર થર કાંપી રહ્યું છે

તેંતો નાની ઉંમરમાંજ વર્ષા, ઠંડી, ગરમીની ઋતુ અધિક માત્રામાં સહી છે".

પાનદડું કહે......

"હા, હતો મને પોતાના ઉપર અને તારી ઉપર ભરોસો, તું ઠીક કહી રહી છે"

"પણ સમજમાં આવી છે મને આં વાત, નદીનાં નીરની જેમ આયુષ્ય વહયું જાય છે"

હવે તારાથી બહુ દૂર મને હવા લઈ જશે ઉડાડીને, વાયરો આજે જોરમાં વાય છે;

જીવનમાં વસંત ટૂંકી અને પતઝડ લાંબી હોય છે; અને ખરી પડવાનું પણ નાક્કીજ હોય છે."

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DHARM SHAALA

Indeed this world is a place for learning, absorbing humanity or "DHARMA"

Learn one has to in this "Shaala", this school n perform good "KARMA"

Today, everywhere, all around us n within us deep, there is plenty of "ADHARMA"

Awaken for this, we need to, our subconscious mind; in this endeavor, help us can, no pharma

With care great, practise we must Manashni, Gavashni Kunashni, good "karma"

Life this, very temporary is; like days few, in a Dharam shaala, that really is, of life, the "Marma"

So remember well we need to, that here we are, for a stay short, in this so called ""DHARAM SHALA"

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THE GREAT KIDNAP

That sorrow-struck father, lost his dearest child; shocked beyond words, he was

Money-its profits, a huge limelight, prestige; its great name, was the cause

The kidnappers powerful very were, change n maneuver easily they could, even laws

Sadly, Ill treated the father was, they took away his child boldly, surreptitiously, with stealth

For years together suffered the poor child, slowly but steadily, depleted its image n health

Instead of growing bigger n stronger, weaker it grew, in prestige, health n wealth

After years many, much after the father's demise, brought home uncle, this unhealthy baby

Rejoiced many its homecoming, specially those who still love its father n uncle; though huge was the fee

Time it may, to recover fully take, not just months; even a couple of years, maybe!

Wishing you happppinezzz alwayssss my dearest Air India, specially on your 90th Birthday.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LOVE-WHAT'S THAT REALLY?

Ah! Wonder I; it sets me thinking, after all, why is Love such a complex feeling?

A seer once asked, "how many people fall in love with the disabled, the reeling?

Said he, "it is an attraction", some quality of the opposite person, sets in a warm feeling

May be, initially this does happen; it brings warmth, a glow, your resistance starts peeling

Then comes a feeling of bliss; you are in heaven; with its exuberance you climb up to the ceiling

In times of trouble, love is truly soothing, this LOVE has a fantastic capacity for healing

But a failure is heartbreaking, nerve wrecking, scaring n scarring; in fact it is almost killing

Can you readers, with a solution help me; what is really love, what n why experience we, this feeling?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ANYTHING KAREGAA FOR AN EENDAA

From early childhood, we Parsis survive hardly can, without an "eenda"

We can hardly, without our eenda in some form or the other, remain "Jinda"

Love we an egg over almost anything, papeta, kheema, vengna-nu-bhartu or bhinda.

Arre! we Parsis often prefer our eenda over delicious sweets, like daar ni pori or a "penda"

Poro, akoori are staple diet in a Parsi household, without which our life is like a "mindaa"

Our passion for these "eendas" actually creates either jealousy, "teeka" or "neendaa"

Whatever be the reason, a Parsi Bawaji almost cannot live without his favourite "EENDAA"

Armin Dutia Motashaw

VICTORY OF GOOD OVER  EVIL....HAPPY DASSERA

Ravan easily proved to the world, the difference between knowledge n wisdom

His inflated ego destroyed his beautiful "Soneri Lanka", his grand kingdom

Because of his over inflated ego, pride n lust for Sita; to Ram, he lost his fiefdom

Sadly mankind has more Ravans today than Rams; under stress is this entire world

Active very are the Ravans, whereas cool n calmly sit Rams, all curled

If this knowledgeable Ravan, wise was, he wouldn't, at Ram, have insults hurled.

Help me O Ahura, to a balanced mind possess; sans jealousy, ego n pride

Help me please to wise be; n to my self-respect maintain, even smiling, with tears dried

Grant me to attain the peace n happiness for which I have strived n also often cried

Armin Dutia Motashaw

બાપુ

માતા પુટલીબાઈ ની, આંખોની પૂતળીઓ સમાન હતો તું

પિતા કરમચંદે, નિસ્વાર્થ કર્મ કરતાં શીખવ્યું તુઝને

મોહનદાસ, સાચેજ હતો તું મોહન નો, કૃષ્ણ નો દાસ

ત્યજી સર્વસ્વ, સત્યના પ્રયોગથી, આપ્યું તે અમને સ્વરાજ

કદી કર્યો નહીં લોભ સત્તાનો, કદી ન ચાહ્યું તે તાજ

સ્નેહ અને સન્માનથી, પ્રેમ અને આદરથી યાદ કરીએ તને આજ

બાપુ , વર્ષગાંઠ ની શુભેચ્છા પાઠવું છું હું તને આજ.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THIS DIWALI

This Diwali, prepare n tell yourself, a big "No" to any Chinese stuff

Let's be firm; let China crib, play games *****, or huff and puff

Please be firm, do not buy their lights, lamps or items decorative

Few Fireworks, means less pollution; please take this important initiative

Know this, Fengshui items are absolutely their commercial creation

Let's follow our very own Vastu Shastra, during n always, right away from this celebration.

WISHING YOU ALL MY READERS, A HAPPY DIWALI AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LATAJI THE LEGEND

Know we all, honey is indeed very sweet; but my Lataji's voice was even sweeter than honey

In fact the sweetest voice on our planet was her's; exchange it India wouldn't for loads of money.

Every year, I sent you a poem on your Prabhu Kunj address; this time, I am confused, absolutely clueless

But offer you my devotion, reverence n love; requesting Maa Sarasvati, to you bless.

Pleased and happy will be the Gods n Goddesses to have our nightingale up there, with them;

For what more can one wish for, when with them, they have the Kohinoor, a precious most gem.

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY LATAJI. WE MISS YOU N PRAY FOR YOU.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

BRANDY'S ROYAL RESORT

Our Brandy, our puppy, our lil imp, so very docile and innocent looks, at the first glance

But sneaks in she does very quietly into the washroom, whenever she gets a chance

Enjoying a shower, drinking water alongside; then to dry up, she does a shake (off) dance.

Our washroom is her territory,  her mansion, her resort; if around n someone is in, she loudly does bark.

Into it, she quickly glides, rather darts, even pushing us in the bargain; just like a little ferocious shark

Equally possessive she is about her bed; running behind kids, when they try to make it; once it's dark

BRANDU, OUR ANGEL *** IMP, WE LOVE YOU.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Always remember to speak softly n gently.
Please don't bark, after all we are not dogs.

Please don't eat like there is no tomorrow; after all we are not hogs.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

સ્વીકાર

જેટલું જલ્દી શીખી શકાય તેટલું જલ્દીથી શીખી લે તું, ઓ મન મારાં;

ભલે તું ન માને, પણ સમજી લે, આં સ્વાર્થી જગતમાં પોતીકા કમ છે, અને લાખો લોકો છે પરાયાં

તારાં દિલ-દિમાગ તો ઘણાં લોકોને પોતીકા માને છે, પણ એ બધાં નથી તારાં

દુઃખમાં સાથ આપે કોઈકજ, બીજાં તો  સુખમાંજ બનીને રહેશે  તારાં

ખોલ આંખો તારી, ખોટી આશા ન બાંધ, દુઃખ આવે ત્યારે પોતાના થઈ જાય છે પરાયાં

હકીકત છે જે, તે કરી લે તું સ્વીકાર, સચ્ચાંઈ ને અપનાવી, આપ તું એને આવકાર

બાકીની જિંદગી, એકલતામાં જીવવા, રહે તું તૈયાર; કરી લે આં સચ્ચાંઈ સ્વીકાર

તારી જવાબદારીઓ, તારી વૃદ્ધાવસ્થા, તારાં દુઃખો, હવે છે તારે માટે, એક પટકાર !

સતત યાદ રહે તને આં વાત, બે ત્રણ માનવોને છોડી, બીજાં હવે સમઝે છે તને બેકાર

સચ્ચાંઈ સ્વીકારવા, પોતાના અને પારકમાં અંતર સમઝવા, શીદ લાગે છે તને આટલી વાર?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

एक आश

छुपी हुई है मनमें एक आश; काश हम सब अलग अलग हो कर भी, दिल-ओ-दिमाग से होते एक ;

दिलमें चाहत है एक छुपी हुई; भले अलग अलग व्यंजन खाये, पर मिलझुल कर, थोड़ा सा बाट कर खाये;

पहेरवेष अलग हो, भले कपडोके रंग और डिज़ाइन अनेक हो; पर दिलसे हम सब जरूर एक हो ।

बोली भले  हर १२ गांवके बाद बदलती हो, पर एकता लाये, ऐसी एक भाषा भी तो हमे चाहिए ।

हिंद की अपनी भाषा, हिंदी, अभिसे इसे गर्व से सब बोले, ऐसा करें निश्चय सब मिलकर आज ही से ।

हिंदी में एक मिठास है, एक अपनापन है; चलिए, आइये, मातृभाषा, राष्ट्रभाषा का गर्वसे करे प्रयोग;

जहाभी हो सके, जितना भी हो सके आज से चलो राष्ट्रभाषा और मातृभाषा का करें उपयोग ।

सरकारसे एक नम्र निवेदन है, भाषा अगर सरल हो तो आएगी आसानीसे हरएक को समझमे;

तो जितना हो सके, पहोचिये लोगों तक, उनके दिलों तक, लिये सरल भाषा ।

बस यह मधुर भाषा का हर कोई करे प्रयोग, इतनी है छोटीसी आशा; क्या कर सकती हूं मैं यह आशा ?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

BE A HUMAN GOOD

Treat we our bosses n seniors with respect; but how do we, our subordinates treat?

Do they, to you come forward with their difficulties or seeing you retreat?

Personal problem if any; share do they, with you; coming up to your seat?

Do they their joys, also share with you; do they you enthusiastically meet?

Their eyes watch keenly every morning, when  they, wish you n  greet

Reveal the truth their eyes will, if, with respect true, you they treat.

Remember always to respect n with love respond to subordinates, when you them meet.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

હૂંફ

બીજું કંઈ આપી શકે કે નહીં, માયાળુ શબ્દોથી હૂંફ તો આપી શકે છે તું

દુખીનું દુઃખ, એનો ઘા રૂઝાય, એવા પ્રેમાળ શબ્દો વાપરી, હૂંફ તો આપી શકે છે તું

વૃદ્ધ હોય ભલે તારા હાથ, એ ધ્રુજતા હાથોથી આંસુ તો લુસી શકે છે તું

જેમ તને હૂંફ જોઈએ છે, તેમ એ કોઈકને તું આપી બી તો શકે છે,

બે મીઠા બોલ અથવા તો દુખીના ખભા પર તારો નાતવાન હાથ તો મૂકી શકે છે

બીજું કંઈ થાય કે ન થાય તારાથી "અનાર", હૂંફ આપવાની કોશિશ તો તું કરી જ શકે છે.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

BLARING LOUDSPEAKERS

Only if authority had I,  stop immediately I would, the use of these blaring loudspeakers

Why do people torture us; what do they honestly want, these pollution seekers?

Banned these loudspeakers should be right away, and exceptionally used in an emergency

To announce a storm, floods or similar situation, only during some crisis or in emergency

Against the use of these loudspeakers, maybe start someone should, an insurgency.

Stop should, though doubtful it is; to help solve this problem it won't; our indifferent Buerocracy

Innocent little Infants deaf can turn, or can startle and cry, when suddenly a loudspeaker does blare

Our poor pets n strays, our dogs, birds and animals others, it startles and can them scare.

Horrid voices, hoarse n dreadful screech and scream often through these loudspeakers;

So hear blasting music forcefully we have to, from these hoarse, off tuned screechers

Elders who are partially deaf; severe problems, in traffic can face; occur can fatal accidents

Sight one can umpteen such awful examples; and many more similar incidents.

Nature's laws if we constantly defy, consequences drastic we will have to definitely face

Why don't leaders, authorities, politicians, Buerocrats care for animals n this human race

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Here is wishing all of you, my dear friends....

દુનિયા આખી, દુખોથી ગઈ છે ઘેરાઈ, આવો ઓ વિઘ્નહર્તા આવો

સર્વનો ત્રાસ દૂર કરવા વિનંતી કરીયે, આવો શિવ-પાર્વતીના સંતાન આવો

દુખીઓના આંસુ લુસવા આવ્યા વિઘ્નહર્તા, આવ્યા ગણપતિ બાપ્પા આવ્યા

મોદક ભાવે, લાડવા ભાવે; જલ્દી આરતી ઉતારો, બાપ્પા આવ્યા, બાપ્પા આવ્યા !

હાર-તોરણ લાવો, સાજ- શીંગાર કરો, રે લોકો બધાં મળી... મંગલ ગીત ગાવો

આરતી ઉતારો, મોદક, લાડવા પેંડા વેહચો બધાંને પ્રસાદ તરીકે, બાપ્પાને વધાવો

જોજો લોકો, બાપ્પા હોય માટીના, અથવા માવા કે ચોકલેટના; સાચવજો નદીના નીર

જીવન છે મુશ્કેલીઓથી ઘેરાયેલું, ઓ સુખકર્તા- દુઃખહર્તા, આવીને દૂર કરજો લોકોની પીડ.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A SWEET VIGHNA HARTA... A CHOCOLATE GANESHJI

PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY ENDEAVOR TO SAVE MOTHER EARTH FROM POLLUTION

Options....

1..Can we please make a chocolate Ganeshji n dissolve him in milk, giving chocolate milk shake as prasad, kids will love this.

2.. Make a Mawa (with mithai, ladoo or peda) Ganeshji... A Sweet, flavoured one, dissolve in milk again n serve as prasad

3.. A mud one can be put into an earthen ***,  dipped in water n flowers or plants grown there.

4.. Made from fruits n vegetables, will look very attractive, can dip in water n then served as prashad.

5.. cooked rice n dal (dried) moulded into a Ganesha can  then be diluted n served as prashad too.

Innovative other ideas are welcomed from our readers.
Thank you.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THE VICTIM

They ***** her, destroying her physically, mentally; and her spirit n soul severely crushed n injured;

Injured it permanently, tattered and battered it, with their action cruel; these monsters most weird.

As a mother protects her daughters; she should also her sons to respect every woman teach

Men decent, never ill treat a woman, be she young or old, feeble or strong; they will never let her screech.

A **** is the worst crime against a woman, something unpardonable, a sin extremely grave

Severely, with an iron hand punished should be those men, who, for these inhuman ways crave

Lord, O my kind Lord,  protect every single woman; be she a child or an adult, against a ****

Whatever be the reason, no man should, without a woman's willingness, her undrape.

Armin Dutia Motashaw