FRE N ZRE

Of joy great, you two are my bundle.
You both, I love to kiss and cuddle.
That's the place, where I don't like any hurdle.

Love I do to become your pillow instead;
When, on my tummy, you rest your head.
Enjoy this shortage of space, I actually do, on the bed.

Love, always in the heart, seeks a space.
Around the heart, weaves it, a delicate lace.
Then, inside the heart, it settles, with Ahura's grace.

May our love forever live and thrive.
May it also, through many other hearts, dance n jive.
May it for ever and ever survive.

Aedoon baad.

Lovingly yours
Ma

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy may you always stay.
May all that is best on a platter lay.
May peace n happiness go with you, all the way.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

A worthy son of Mother India was he.
Cared for every Indian, specially jawans n kisans, did he.
Pray we, may God lovingly keep you in His arms, n bless Thee.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O ARDIBESHT AMESHASPAND

Sorry, we humans are really demanding n even ungrateful goons;

Always requesting for so very many valid or unnecessary boons

You, O Ardibesht Ameshaspand, so highly revered n great;

Have this wonderful, generous and benefitting trait

with your loving soft warmth and when required, strong heat;

Many dreaded diseases, You easily destroy and defeat.

Our Earth fighting covid, is troubled n reeling in deep pain

Help us O Ameshaspand benevolent, to remain healthy n sane.

Bless this Geush Urvan with much needed health, prosperity and peace

Also, may our faith in You, Dadar Ahuramazda n Zarathushtr increase.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Save the ordinary man

Please save the ordinary man who with taxes is overburdened.

Firstly he receives only two thirds of his salary earned.

House rent/loans, medical insurance, LIC, school fees and more;

Very long indeed is this poor overburdened man's score.

As if this enough is not, GST on every thing he buys, he pays.

Banks reduced have interest rates on his FD; so, always worried he stays.

Social n cultural functions further worry him; he is really puzzled

By now the overburdened man's hobbies and dreams into thin air have fizzled.

Life he finds is a big curse, these  taxes make it even worse.

The poor man dreads to get treated as entering hospitals is a curse.

Lord, what can an ordinary mortal do, if he wishes to honest remain ?

The tax structure drives him, pushes him,  to become insane.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

OUR MASSIVE FAILURE

Sad it is, that hardly a person poor, who is innocent, justice gets

Normally he or she dejectedly goes back with a tearful face, all wet

Even gone is the money, they have taken at high interest, as debt.

Rotten has become this  system divine, with false wittnesses easily, all set

Dead is the voice of conscience, of most of our advocates; as on money, the rich bet.

Apt it is, that the so called Goddess of justice, blind folded is; no visibility she does get

Sadly she is deaf n blind to the plea of the innocent victims, who entangled get

Be it this miserably failed legal system, or even in daily life; justice to the innocent is hardly met.

Prays "Anar" to You Ahura, don't an innocent man's faith in your goodness die; please don't this forget.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happiest Happy birthday my angel divine.

Accept our love, prayers and Wishes combine (d).

Surely my soulmate you must be, darling Mother;

I certainly know, like you, there cannot be another.

Though now, gone away from us, you have very far;

Your loving memories, forever, filled in my heart are.

After death, confirm this cannot any religious text;

But pray Ahura I do, to reunite us soon, in our incarnation next.

Please be my loving caring Mother again and again.

If happens this, immense joy, I will surely gain.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST JERU JAAN.

Your children
Vispi, Anar n Shez

MUSIC

MUSIC has always been my first Love, my passion .

To sing old lilting melodies is almost an obsession;

Sing I, those haunting melodies; which are evergreen in fashion.

Soft music grants me peace, sometimes it arouses compassion.

If the words, sorrow portray, I feel sad or doleful .

Also words, yearning for a lover, makes me feel soulful.

But those peppy dance numbers, do make me swing.

Them a  little loudly, rythmetically, I am prompted to sing.

Lord kind, help me sing with all my heart and soul;

May its effect also touch every listener's heart n soul.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

If rich, you may buy a huge properly,  an island or a mall;

Or a grave illness, perhaps try to stall;

But a smile on a sad face you can't install

Anar

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

MY CORNER GREEN

Treasure I very dearly , my little corner green

From pollution and dust, I try to keep it clean

It grants me peace; n feel here I calm n serene.

Love here I, to sit and relax on my quaint swing;

Listening to music; along with it, I often sing.

Definitely a huge beautiful  garden I would have, if I were a king !

Armin Dutia Motashaw

દિવાળીની સફાઈ શરૂ કરીએ ચાલો
કરીએ સફાઈ અંદરની, ઘર હોય કે માળો.
સૌથી પહેલા દૂર કરીએ કચરો અંદરનો ,  અને અંતરનો કાળો સાયો.

સૌ પ્રથમ કરીએ દુર, લોભ, મોહ, મયા, ક્રોધ, મતલબ, અહમ, અભિમાન.
પોતાના માં રહેલી બુરાઈ, અંતર આત્મા પર પડેલા ડાઘથી રહીએ નહિ અનજાન.

પ્રગટાવીએ જ્યોત જે ઝળહળી ઉઠે; અને ઝગમગે આપણું અંતકરણ
જેથી ભવ્ય અને શુભ થાય આં દિપાવલી; અને દીપક સાથે આપણા તન મન.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THE LOST HEART

Of his life, she was never a significant part;

But for her, he was everything; he was  her own heart.

For her heart, now did not to her belong;

Sadly this bitter truth, she knew all along.

Now doesn't know she, how to him forget;

There's nothing left but loneliness, pain n regret.

To forget him, she tries hard, consciously with all her might.

Between her head and heart there is a constant fight.

Realizes she sadly, how can live one; without a heart.

Knows she well, she has lost it to him, who doesn't hold her heart.

A delimma she faces, what to do with her life rest !!

I too can't help her, knowing well, life is a tough test.

CAN ANYONE OF YOU HELP HER

Armin Dutia Motashaw

JRD

JEH dear,  left us you did for your Heavenly home, on this day.

Gone was our hope, our aspiration, that powerful bright Sun-ray.

Our  Air India suffered most, sans you n continues to do so even today.

If you can,  help us to excel once again, our dear dear  Jeh.

Jamshedji, Ratan n you are gems of our country, in every way.

May you progress up there, in Heaven,  where you now stay.

Love you we dearly, n in our heart n memory you will live n forever stay.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ON THE SEAS

On a royal cruise, upon the Royal seas was crossing an entourage;

The Prince, his friends n cousins were going across the dark rough seas, with great courage,

A task force was on an important royal mission, to deliver a cargo sent by Her royal highness.

The Prince, a little shy, was preparing a speech to be delivered; trying to overcome his shyness.

He tried to memorize, looking at the blue waters, from the deck, as if seeking from them, their energy

The waters as if, were speaking to him, whispering in his ears, "Let's work together in synergy"

To hear this, the Prince suddenly overjoyed was; words began to pour forth spontaneously, like a song

What a pleasant experience this was, as if dolphins n mermaids were were singing along

Out peeped a pretty mermaid,  holding a ring for him; "marry me will you, my charming Prince please"

Watching her pure innocent beauty, her enchanting smile, the precious pearls she wore, he could just freeze !

His friend, his shoulder lightly touched; only to be gently awakened from his sweet reverie,

Oh boy! this is just what I needed most, now absolutely ready I am, for duty; it's gonna be a brilliant delivery!

The lecture, a success great was; there were multiple rounds of applause

A smile small,  fleeted across his face; knew he,  dolphins n mermaid, of his success were the cause.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

નિરાશા ને આવકારતા ક્યારે શીખશે તું ???

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

નિરાશા સ્વીકારવા ક્યારે શીખશે તું ???

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Revered Sir,

Truly a man with a long foresight great you were;

The entire Parsi community is really proud of you, Sir .

A great human n a patriotic son of Mother India, you were.

After your meeting with Vivekananda, you knew how to serve Her.

May your memory live on for centuries many, dear Sir.

Happy Birthday

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Relationships true are those, during a crisis, which forward come;

For you, a shoulder to cry on, a solid support become.

Anar

MY WAR HERO

A man of courage and wit, forthright, fearless, indeed very brave

Tackle n handle easily he could, situations important n very grave.

His subordinates many, adored him; because, to pressure he did not cave

This Hero, towards the road to victory against Pakistan, India did pave

A soldier to the core, to fight Her enemies, was always at the fore

Noble towards the defeated, he treated them well, goes a lore.

Undaunted he stood upright even when politicians tried to settle a score

Their shameful behavior he tolerated; for he was a soldier to the core.

When APJ visited him at the hospital, and helped solve the salary dispute

Sam regretted, he couldn't, the President of India salute

Charmed he many, including APJ, with his  behavior peculiar n  astute

Sam, may Ahura bless you and keep you in His loving arms, is my prayer mute.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LEOPARDS TODAY

Vispi,

How very excited you would have been, had you seen the leopards today

It was an experience unique, uncomparable; I express cannot or anything say

Closest it was to that, what we had at Masaimara, where at Sarovamara we did stay

Remember, we saw animals many; but had missed out on the leopards; at close hand, 4 times, we saw them today

Amidst Nature we always enjoy, that's why I miss you even more today

Silly probably it was of me to invite you, leaving your duty there, for a few minutes today.

Hope you did come and see what you were ever keen on seeing yesterday.

Armin Dutia Motashw

THIS DIWALI

Please add do not more pollution,  instead grow a tree.

It is through them, that God has given us oxygen free.

Oxygen to four supplies a lush green tree;

Duty it is ours, to keep ourselves covid free.

To a small indoor plant at home, pl. Agree

Armin Dutia Motashaw

On 8th August 1942

India took a decision bold
The Brits,to quit India were told .
In 1947 achieved this we; which we today behold.

Our soldiers guard Her borders, amidst heat n cold.
Proved they have themselves brave n bold.
Or India, to Her enemies would have been sold.

Now protect Her, love n respect Her, we must, ten-fold.
Treasure Her territories, like one would, treasure gold.
And Her, as Nation one, carefully n painstaking hold.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

TALDI THE TIGER

Far far away, for a Safari, on a hot humid day,

Frehan n Zoish to Sunderbans went with their family, to stay.

After a cruise n a drive rough, finally they arrived at the bay.

After a good night's sleep, got up excited and fresh they.

Soon for a stroll around their villa, they  prepared to go, that day;

Suddenly caught their attention, a huge big stack of hay.

Ran there quickly they, and with the hay, began to wildly play.

To their great surprise, found a strange looking cat they.

Began playing with it n the cat soon followed them, with them to play.

An attendant saw, n quickly cuddled them, protecting them, to their villa all the way.

Brought them back to the safety of their cottage, so to say.

Their new-found friend,  also  followed them all the way.

The man, frightened, tried he hard to shoo it away.

But the lil cat, now their friend, in no way could be kept at bay.

Then said the man, " it's a tiger cub";so  excitedly named it "TALDI" they.

Taldi was furry n cute, lapped up it the milk, to the drop last, all the way.

When back came the family, danced the kids, around Taldi, happy n gay.

Shocked were Shez n Phil, to see the kids, with Taldi, so gleeful at play.

A ranger was called in, who eventually came, to take Taldi away.

Cried the kids bitterly, they just wouldn't let Taldi go away.

The ranger said,  "thanks for saving Taldi, but for you, soon dead he would lay."

Forlorn n sad were all of them, to see their darling Taldi, being taken away.

Felicitated the kids were, for saving an endangered species, a tiger; in a big way.

Every Sunday, visited Taldi they, at the zoo, n for his survival, they did pray.

Grew up Taldi, strong n healthy; happy it was, to see them, though it couldn't so say.

Lasted this beautiful, warm friendship, a long way; till Taldi to the forest was taken away.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Bodies two, become will one today.
Hearts two, throb they will, as one today.
Twin-soul mates, will one become today.

Full moon, this union will promote today.
In ecstasy, dance gracefully they will today.
Sing together in voice one, they will today.

Looking forward towards this union we are today.
Come to me, my love, in the Moonlight today.
Become let us one forever n ever today.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ख्वाहिशें

ख्वाहिशें मरती नहीं, न तो भुलाई जाती है ;

यह तो बस यादे बन के, हमें अक्सर सताती है ;

कभी कभी तो यह, हमें बहुत रुलाती भी है ।

खाहिशे मेरी, थी बहुत छोटी, फिर भी न मिली,

तब किसी ने कहा," प्रीत प्रेम है दोनों ही किम्मती ;

ये आसानी से मिलते नहीं, गलतफहमी है यह तेरी "

"आज के दौर में सच्ची प्रीत, सच्चा प्यार मिलता नही ।

वफा, दोस्ती, ईमानदारी की करना नहीं तु अपेक्षा"

तब लगा, यह "लोन" के ज़माने में गाडियां, घर मिल भी जाए;

पर मुफ्त में भगवान ने जो दी है भावनाए, वोह आजकल मिलती नहीं ।

मैंने पूछा, "तो क्या इंसान ख्वाहिशें रखनी छोड़ दें ?"

तब कहा उन्होंने, "बालक दिमाग से काम लो, दिलवालों की दुनिया अब रही नहीं"

ख्वाहिशें मेरी, मेरे मन में ही रह गई, जमाना जीत गया, मै हार गई ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

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।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

આજ ની મીરાં

શું, સાચા અર્થ માં હતી, એ આજ ની મીરાં ???

એની કથા સાંભળી, મારા આંસુ પડતાં નથી ધીરા

નાની નટખટ લાડલી બધાની હતી આં મીરાં.

ચારે ભાઈ બહેન હતા આં કળયુગ ના હીરા.

થોડી મોટી થઈ, ડોક્ટરી શીખવા ગઈ એ જ્યારે;

કૃષ્ણ એને મળ્યો, એની કોલેજ માં ત્યારે;

પ્રોફેસરના એ પહેલા લેકચરમાં, મીરાંને પ્યાર થયો ત્યારે.

સ્વપ્ન હતાં રંગીન, તરંગો જાગ્યા અનેક; નજર મળી જ્યારે.

મન ડોલી ઉઠ્યું, દુનિયા એની અચાનક થઈ ગઈ રંગીન;

સંભળાતી હતી એને મીઠી બિન; નાચતીએ સપેરાની બની નાગિન .

પણ કુદરતને હતું નહિ આં મંજુર, થઈ એ અતિ ગમગીન.

આં મામલો બની ગયો ગમખ્વાર અને સંગીન.

દુનિયા જાણે છે, એક તરફના પ્યારને, કદી મળતો નથી જશ

મીરાંના જીવનમાંથી ઉઠી ગયો બધો જ રસ કસ.

વિચારી લીધું એને, હવે ડોક્ટર બની સેવા આપીશ બસ.

એટલે હવે એને, સિખવામાં ખૂબ લીધો રસ.

ડીગ્રીઓ હાંસલ કરી, હોસ્પિટલ ખોલી; આપ્યું એને, એના કૃષ્ણનું નામ.

મીરા કબીરના ભજન વાગતા બધી રૂમોમાંથી; હતું સંગીત એક બામ

આં સંગીત, અને મીરાની આરાધનાથી મળતો દર્દીઓને ઘણો આરામ.

વર્ષો પછી આં ઘટનાનો આવ્યો એક સુખદ અંજામ.

હોસ્પિટલમાં થતાં સંગીતના ફાયદા; અને સંગીતથી નીકળતા એના ખર્ચા.

પ્રોફેસરે, એક દિવસ ન્યુઝમાં સાંભળી, આં હોસ્પિટલની ચર્ચા.

પોતાના નામની હોસ્પિટલની થઈ રહી હતી અહીં વિચારણા

જોયું તો આં તો હતી એમની તેજસ્વી શિષ્યા ની ચર્ચા.

હવે, એક દિવસ, પહોંચ્યા પ્રોફેસર, મીરાંને મળવા એના ઘર.

પ્રભુના પવિત્ર પગલાં પાડયાં આજે, એમની જોગણને ઘર.

એમને જોઈ, ખુશી અને વિભોરતાથી મીરાનો રૂંધાઇ રહ્યો સ્વર.

સતકાર કરતાં અશ્રુધારા વહી રહી હતી; તૂટી ગયો આજે બંધ; પધાર્યા છે પરમેશ્વર.

પગે પડી, ચરણ રજ માથે ચડાવી, મીરાં થઈ ગઈ મોહનમાં મગન.

દર્શન પામી એમના, શમી ગઈ આજે, એની વર્ષોની આગ, અગન.

પ્રોફેસર પોતાની તસવીરો જોઈ થયા ચકીત; એક મંદિર બનાવ્યું હતું મીરાએ, એનું ઘર આંગણ.

પ્રેમ અશ્રુ વર્શી રહ્યાં હતાં બન્ને બાજુ, મુગ્ધ થઈ બેઠા રહ્યા; આશીવાદ વરસાવતું હતું ગગન.

આં યુગમાં, મીરાં ને આજે મળી ગયો હતો એનો મન મોહન.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIRINDIA

On this day, in 1932, a pilot young, to India came.
Young JRD Tata n his friend, established a name.
Born was Airindia, it's existence soon came.
For him dear and exciting was this game.

Jeh, you would have brought your Airindia, a lot of fame.
But they didn't let you stay on; o what a shame !
Things that changed, now will never be the same.
Sell they want to, your child, who now is lame.

Jeh, now I wish, at least the airport at Navi Mumbai, bears your name.
O how I wish, for this, all Airindians exert an emphatic claim.
May Ahura rightly grant you this, much deserved fame.
In the annals of history, may always, brightly shine your name.
Aedoon baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

जन्माष्टमी पर पूछती हूं तुझे

आज ब्रिज में मोहत्सव है, पधारेंगे यहां घनश्याम;
जोर शोर से, पुकारेगा हर कोई आज, प्रभू, तेरा ही नाम।

पर न तु मीराका हुआ , न हुई तेरी राधा; ऐसा क्यों घनश्याम ?
आज कल तो बोली लगती है, लेके तेरा नाम, करते हैं लोग तुझे बदनाम ।

परेशान है आज तेरा बनाया मानव, यह जहान और यह सारा आवाम ।
दुखी हूं बहुत मै, सच्चे मानवका देखके, यह दुखद अंजाम ।

हर चीज़ बिकाऊ है, हर व्यक्ति का, आखिर क्यूं है दाम;
सोच रही हूं, आखिर दुनिया क्यों बनाई तुने, ओ मेरे घनश्याम!

बड़ी श्रृद्धासे लोग पुंजते है तुझे, लेके तेरा नाम ;
पूजा अर्चना होती है तेरी शहर हो या हो गाम;

फिर भी प्रभु, होती है बुराई की विजय सुबह शाम;
तो, क्या पूछ सकती हूं मैं, क्यूं होता है,  ऐसा सच्चाई का अंजाम ?

कुछ तो बोल, अब तो मुंह खोल, ओ घनश्याम;
ओ कन्हाई काले, राधा के दुलहारे ,सब के प्यारे सलोने श्याम ।

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Happinezz alwayssssss I wish you, my dearest darling mother.

A hundred n two you would today be, Goarathman Behest we wish you, wish you I cannot anything other.

May Ahura keep you in His loving arms for ever.

Where ever you are, our love will be with you forever.

Your children who love n miss you.
Vispi, Armin, Shez

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ON ROJ KHORDAD, MAH KHORDAD.

On this auspicious day of Roj Khordad, Mah Khordad,

Request Ahura I, to keep our religion shaad n aabaad.

Constantly look within let us, n do some introspection;

So that endeavour may we towards Khordad- perfection.

Help us O Khordad Ameshaspand to this earn n achieve

So that Ahura's divine blessings we constantly receive.

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

બોલી

પ્રેમ ભર્યા બે શબ્દો સાંભળવા દિલ તરસે છે.
જ્યારે જ્યારે, અમી ને બદલે, વાગ બાણ વરસે છે.
શબ્દો, બાણ કરતાં પણ છે વધુ ઘાતક, ભયાનક.
માનવ તૂટી જાય છે, ક ટુ-વચન સાંભળી, અચાનક.
અપશબ્દો થી દિલ નો, મન નો દીવો બુઝઈ જાય.
જ્યારે, મીઠા બે બોલ સાંભળી, ઘવાયલું હૈયું રૂઝાય.
ફરી પ્રકાશિત થઇ ઉઠે હૃદય, દિલ નો દીવો ઝળહળી ઊઠે.
દયા-માયા ભર્યા આપણા બોલો, પ્રેમ પૂર્વક, ચાદર ગૂંથે.
છે બધું આપણા હાથ માં; કદી ન બોલીએ, કટું વચન
અમી વરસાવી, કરીએ દુઃખી દિલોમાં પ્રેમ નું સિંચન.

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To sign a petition for our SHAHEEDS,  people find excuses lame.

Isn't this, on our part a sin; a crying shame!!!

If they show would lethargy or  indifference,  whom would you blame?

If indifferent or dishonest, would  Sam Bahadur rise to fame?

Wake up, shake up, rise above this pretence, pray our soldiers win this deadly game.

In turn let us do something,  for our  SHAHEEDS n soldiers maime(d).

Today,  10 rupees give we to a beggar blind or lame;

Then, WHY CAN'T WE A PETITION SIGN; PLEEEEEEASE here, ADD YOUR NAME.

Can you help me out by signing this petition?
http://chng.it/k6KHhG8n
[01/07, 21:49] Armin Dutia Motashaw:
Please sign this above petition for our SHAHEEDS/MARTYRS

Armin Dutia Motashaw

आज फिर

आज फिर तुम याद आए।
तुम बिन जाए तो कहा जाए।

कैसे हो, काश मुझे वो बता जाते।
पल भर के लिए सही, सपनो में आते।
आज फिर, सपनो में जरूर आइए
मेरी दुनिया में एक बार फिर आ जाइए।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

कल सब भुल जाएंगे

हर कोई मना रहा है आज शोक;
कल सब भुल जाएंगे ।

उस विधवा का सिंदूर जो उजड़ गया, वो कहासे लाएंगे ?
कल सब भुल जाएंगे ।

छाया है आंखो में दर्द, आंसू बह रहे हैं; पर खड़ी है बिचारी मौन ।
यह सब कल हम भुल जाएंगे ।

मात पिताका सहारा था वो बेटा; अब उन्हें देगा सहारा कौन ?
लकड़ी पकड़ा के हम तो भुल जाएंगे ।

छोटी सी वोह गुड़िया, कौन खेलेगा उस के साथ ?

वोह भाई बहन कि शादी थी बाकी; कौन पकड़ेगा उनका हाथ ?

हजारों स्वप्न देखे थे उसने; पर अब तो हो गया वो शहीद !

उस शहीद के अरमान कैसे पूरे करेंगे, उसके अपने ? धीरे धीरे कम हो जाएगी भीड़ ।

देश वासियों कुछ ऐसा करें, की शहीद के साथ, उसका परिवार न मरे ।

एक राष्ट्र फंड का करें निर्माण, की शहीद का परिवार जी तो सके, मेहगाई से न डरे ।

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IHere, noisy street protests often are seen.
Time plenty, people have; to scream n create a din.

Traffic unruly and often chaotic is,
Parking is a nightmare, that doesn't cease.

The buildings here, grand and stately were.
Today dilapidated and in a pathetic condition are;

"London bridge is falling down", goes an old old song.
But here they actually fall. There is something very wrong.

From superiority complex, suffer the Bongs;
Because, above all they are, in music n songs.

In speaking, often very loud they are;
You actually can hear them from far.

Educated, well- read , in literature;
proud they are of their rich Bengali culture.

English, many know; but their accent, "Baba re baba" !
"O" soft, is used, loudly as"Au", tauba-tauba !

A **** carries a lil Bengal, goes wherever he;
This abroad, very easily and often you see.

A ****'s Friend, (specially Manna Da's.)

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A  BEACH HOLIDAY

We to Mandar- Mani, for a holiday went, via many a bend.
But this time, Nature a helping hand, did not lend.
We couldn't against the heat,  ourselves fend.

Hot was the Sun; so, my skin, badly  burnt is.  
Bright sunshine ,
Scorching heat, just didn't cease.
Pool water, perhaps chlorine had  plenty; n to add to it, there was no breeze.

Feel we now , like boiled potatoes, with  skin about to peel.
Skin red and burning; n an awfully  uncomfortable  feel.
Under water stay I would, like a fish; but had not a gill.

Holiday wonderful would have been; if fine was the weather.
if operational  would be the water park; it would add to our cap, a feather.
A cool sea and cloudy skies; would be a breather.

Anyway to be with the family was pleasure immense.
Indeed enjoyable very, was our present tense.
It was our togetherness, that  made a lot of sense.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

आया सावन

आया तो है सावन, पर मेरे लिए पतझड़ लेके आया

पिया मिलन के गीतों छोड़ के मैंने एक बिरह गीत गाया

यह कैसी प्रीत, यह कैसा प्यार, यह कैसा संसार मैंने पाया !

विरह में वृद्ध हो गई अरमानों से भरी गोरी गोरी काया

क्या कहूं किसे मेरे प्रीत की करुण कहानी, यह तेरी कैसी माया !!!

सावन फिर से आया, पर मेरे लिए फिर से पतझड़ ही लाया ।

बैठी हूं उदसियो के साए में, तु न आया, रह गया मेरे साथ बस मेरा साया ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

QUIT INDIA

Quit India was a strong, nation wide, very huge, n massive protest;

Closely knit, united was our entire Nation, at its very best

Because of our unity, with flying colours, we passed this test;

But the Brits digest couldn't this, so divided us they by making us fight

They at us, threw a bone called religion; licked this we, fighting for every bite

Foolishly fell into their trap we did, every dog, trying to hold that English bone tight

Unfortunately so very blind we became with rage, that our common sense use we did not

Quit India they did, but destroyed they our peace; that bone, a problem permanent brought.

Fighting for that bone, which is, in our throat stuck; we in the spider's web are caught.

Reawaken if we using our sense common, perhaps this Motherland will, a super power again become

Self-restraint, discipline, love and understanding we need to use some

O my fellow Indians, come lets get together once again , please together come.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A PARSI'S VOICE.

SO SAY WOULD, OUR ANCESTORS.
"Far, very far away from my Motherland I am;
Where lived Sohrab, Rustom, Jal and Sam.
Adopted India, after many adjustments I did, as my very own.
Here, by me, seeds of development were sown".

Toiled, sweated n happily gave to our Country, my all.
With my hard work n honesty, I then stood tall.
Of life, I eventually did pass, the difficult test.
Then shared my wealth willingly, I did, with the rest."

In unison, feeling very much at home, here I stay.
All the duties of a good citizen perform I; day to day.
Ask I don't for favours; I, with my arms open, just give.
Shabbily treat me do not; to me, my due respect give.

I ask for nothing more than the protection of my religion.
Request you I, to change your concept n vision.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

પૈસા

ભાઈ મારા, પૈસા ની છે ચારે તરફ બોલબાલા

પૈસા હોય તો લાગો તમે, જગને બહુ વાહલા

ઓદ્ધા ખુરસી ને નમે લોક, દૌડે તમારી આગળ પાછળ

પૈસાવાળાઓ ની લંગોટી લાગે એમને વહાલી, હોય જાણે એ માં નું આચળ.

શું થઈ ગયું છે આં જગને ? પૂછે છે તમને "અનાર"

પ્રેમ, સગાઈ, પોતાના વહાલાઓ ને ભૂલી, પૈસાની ગાથા ગાય છે, સંસાર

માન્યું કે આપણાથી પૈસા વગર ડગલું પણ ભરાય નહિ એક ;

પણ શું પૈસા પાછળ ગાંડાની જેમ નાશી, ખોવી દેવાય વિવેક ???

આપજે એટલું ધન મને, કે હાથ ધરવો ન પડે કોઈ આગળ, હે ભગવાન

છે તારા હાથમાં બધું;  જાળવી રાખજે મારું માન સન્માન.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

No one has tomorrow seen,  all we have is this moment

Let's make the best use of it; that's why good vibrations  I have sent

Armin Dutia  Motashaw

Thank you Mother,  my friend philosopher n guide.
On your principles n ethics, try I will always, to abide.
Miss you, I do tremendously n crave to meet you.
If hear me you can, you too fervently try to, so do.

Cherish I, those wonderful moments, that together, spent we.
Cross words, scrabble, embroidery, knitting, whatever it be ;
Your encouraging me to write ; it's result, today I see.
How lonely today would I be ; if persuade you wouldn't me.

Love you, I will always n hope to in Heaven, you soon meet.
If possible, next to you, request Ahura, to spare a seat.
Await eagerly I do, to snuggle in your loving arms, once more.
So,  when it's my time to come, help me through that door.
Your loving daughter
Anar.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

🙏
As long as a leader, loves his institution, his Nation, there will be progress.

The moment he starts loving himself, the institution or Nation suffer, digress

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THIS NAVROZE

With whatever your heart n mind are usually filled;
That same stuff, is normally by us, spilled.
So fill our body, mind n soul with things positive
And into trash, throw out things negative.
This Navroze, let's aim to, all things positive collect
Let us these, very carefully for ourselves select.

Into my basket of goodies, add I wish to, following things;
So that, happy and light feel I; as if I now have wings.
May there be immense satisfaction, everlasting joy n peace.
May I enjoy Nature; n help Her to Her goodies increase.
Use carefully, these I will n keep Air, Water n Earth clean.
My heart, mind n soul fill I will, with emotional, mental n physical hygiene.

Aedoon baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

SOW HUMATA

The soul so battered is, by its deeds n misdeeds;

it's the wicked mind that sows thorny seeds,

happily then, it water n fertilizers, to it feeds;

dangerously, poisonous thoughts, are like weeds.

With constant Humata, Hukht, Huvareshta we must string  beads

seeing that our mind n heart, to our conscience heeds.

pay full attention we must, to our spiritual needs

after all, to Ahura Mazda, it is our Humata that leads.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

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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Ever dearest Zoish,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL.
Our little princess has turned eight today. Teeny weeny she was the other day.
Hopes she, to become an artist someday.
Loves she to dance, sing n be happy n gay.
Little one,  pride of the community, may you be,  soon one day.
Ahura kind,  bless her n stay with her all the way.
Blessings n love
Dae, Maa, Shez Mum, Phil Dad and Freyanush.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

बुझ गया उनके घर का दिया, उनका चेराग ;

छाया है अंधेरा; उजड़ गया है उनके अरमानों का बाग ।

'गर हर भारती केवल दे रूपए दस; जी लेगा शहीदों का परिवार;

और हमारे  देश के दुश्मनो की हो जाएगी हार ।

चलो आज मिलके रचे एक नया इतिहास

बता दें हम सब एक हैं, एक वतन, एक निवास ।

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