Aspirations of a New Year

The year 2011 is just 11 hours away. This poetry comes with aspirations of a place which would facilitate freshness from all the corners of the world. The earth would thus become a better place to live on. It, of course, requires participation on an individual level in the first instant. Here it goes:

Let's come together.....

Let's forget the past,
And live in the present-
Though a crescent moon,
Yet a scented boon-
Which would gladden the world,
Through its fragrance of compassion,
And turn hurdles to opportunism-
Make a paradise,
Out of debris-
For the earth to be-
As beautiful as a rose,
Which would pose
To be eclectic,
To be ecstatic,
Looking forward to be the book of morrow,
To hum songs of joy, not sorrow-
To pray,
For well-being of innocent creatures,
Which would bear pleasing features-
Which would show the universe
Glimpses of constant progress,
Which would cross the blue mountain,
That's barred with snow-
And emerge as a fountain,
Showing colours of growth!!

Let's welcome the year 2011 with a bang!!!!!

Let hope guide all of us through life.........

Hope rules the world. One would die without hope. One strives today to hope for the best tomorrow. The  lines below explain a state of mind; wherein an individual undergoes an emotional turmoil and comes out squeaky clean; in HOPE that the next day would be his/hers. In the mean time, he/she also prays for everyone's hopes to come true. Here they go:
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उम्मीदें
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ज़िन्दगी नाम है संघर्ष का,
ज़िन्दगी नाम है उल्लास का,
फंसती है दुनिया इस चक्रव्यूह में,
जो दिलाये छुटकारा अंतिम यात्रा में |

इस संघर्ष के अन्धकार में,
दिखाई पड़ती है उम्मीद की एक किरण-
जो लगे जैसे स्वर्ण,
जो करे मनुष्य का दुःख: हरण |

जीता है मनुष्य उम्मीद पर,
त्यागता है जीवन उम्मीद पर,
रूठता है तो सुख की उम्मीद पर,
मान भी जाता है तो सुख की उम्मीद पर !

उम्मीदों का पूरा होना- बनाए ज़िन्दगी को चमकीला,
उम्मीदों पर पानी फिरना- कर दे मनुष्य को अकेला,
उम्मीदें खिलाये जीवनरूपी फूल,
उम्मीदें ही चटाए मनुष्य को धूल !

मेरे प्रभु ! रहेगी हरदम मेरी यही कामना-
"हर सुखद उम्मीद को सवारना सदा,
ताकि महक जाए हर किसी की अदा,
और-
उदय हो रोशन भविष्य का |"

Sensitivity

The present generation is being looked upon as the ones who can make India a superpower. I can visualise India 20 years from now, when our generation would be ruling her (as Indian politics does not make any youngster a minister unless and until he/she crosses 40). The following few lines sketch the  character of the youngsters of India; who constitute 54% of Indian population; and have that zeal to take India to the top.

I seriously feel that if Indian youth gets itself endowed with this 'sensitivity', sky is the limit. Here it goes:

The passion is 'creativity',
The destination is 'infinity'-

The mission is 'persistence',
The survival is through 'perseverance'-

They are the creatures,
Inspired by hi-tech tutors,
To always serve everyone,
To never deceive anyone,
To always be optimistic,
To never be pessimistic,
To resist all the odds and circumstances,
To gain universal acceptances,
To be as pleasant as showers,
To be as serving as flowers,
To be adept at telling the truth,
To get the surroundings suit,
To be absorbant at feelings,
To be transparent at dealings,
And-
To serve the world to the best,
So that, sharp shadows would be cast-
Thus-
Passing on this 'sensitivity' to the subsequent generation,
Thereby leading naive masses to salvation.

Dedicated to all the professors of MITWEC

The following composition had been arranged for on September 5, 2005, i.e. on the occasion of Teachers' Day.The cultural programme was to commence at 1:30 p.m. I had decided to be a spectator at that time......But, at 1:23 p.m., I was told to come up with something...and this poetry was an outcome of that 7-minute instant thinking. There I went on to compose something; and added 99th poetry to my collection. Here it goes:

(For ready reference, let me inform u that the name of my college was 'MIT women Engg. College', better known as MITWEC).
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ऊंचाई
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चला था एक अजनबी राह पकड़कर,
अपनी सारी यादें समेटकर,
चला था ढूँढने वह एक ठिकाना,
जिससे मिल जाए जीने का बहाना !

जैसे बढे उसके कदम आगे,
मन ने संजोये बीते हुए एक-एक पल के धागे-
हुआ उसे एहसास-
एक कशिश-सी थी,
जो खीचे जा रही थी उसे किसी से पास!

आगे था चित्र कुछ धुंधला-सा,
साँसों से निकला जैसे धुंआ-सा,
कुछ चीज़ें साफ़-साफ़ नजर आ रही थी,
कुछ चीज़ें आखों से ओज़ल हो रही थी |

बस ! थोड़ी देर और-
फिर खुला यह राज,
उठा इस धुंए पर से पर्दा,
जो पीछे छूट गया था- सामने आ खड़ा हुआ |

उस अजनबी के समक्ष,
आ गया एक चेहरा,
बंधा हुआ था उसके सिर पे सेहरा-
बोल पड़ा वह- "पहचाना मुजहे?
                         मैं हूँ- तुम्हारा अपना 'MITWEC'
                         आज दिन है विशेष,
                         याद हैं..........?
                         सन २००२ की तीज-
                         बोये थे तुमने बीज-
                         जो आज बन गएं हैं वृक्ष,
                         जिनमें बस गया हैं MITWEC का हर वह तत्त्व सूक्ष्म,
                         दे दो इनको आशीर्वाद,
                         क़ि वे इतनी ऊंचाई पर पहुँच जाएँ,
                         क़ि-
                         दुनिया उन में समां जाएँ" !

                        

Friends Forever

Friendship is a thing which can be cherished for time immemorial. As it has been rightly said:
'Friendship is a nobler thing,
Of friendship-
It's good to sing,
For-
When a man shall end,
He lives in the memory of his friend,
Who does his best part recall,
And-
Of his faults, makes the funeral.

'Friendship Day' is an occasion to acknowledge the presence of friends in our lives. Here goes my poetry to all my friends who have become a kith and kin of my life in the bygone years. It had been composed on the last friendship day.

Mind is a mirror,
Mind is a saviour,
Mind is a stimulant,
Mind is an agent,
As such-
Mind is an attraction,
Mind is also a distraction !!!

Mind is-
As light as feather,
As uncertain as weather,
As hard as rock,
As soft as flock,
As misty as fog,
As twisty as bow,
As such-
Mind is-
A vision of beauty,
And also a vision of duty!!!

But-
Mind has-
Also a chamber for feelings,
Also a chamber for dealings,
Also a chamber for trends,
And-
A chamber for FRIENDS!!!

Let's share-
This chamber of FRIENDSHIP,
And sail in the ship,
And land on the port named-
'FRIENDS FOREVER'!!!

My poetic Editorial

Hi all........
I hereby present my poetic editorial which had been penned down by me during my tenure as the editor of Hindi section of yearly magazine of my alma mater, i.e. MIT Women Engg. College, Pune (Now known as MIT College of Engg.). I was chosen as the editor for the second consecutive year unanimously. This editorial was my way of expressing gratitude towards the audience for electing me for 2 years in succession; and also of inviting them to go through the next edition with the same love and trust in their hearts. Here it goes:

चाहे हो एक पल,
या हो एक साल-
समय का तो काम ही हैं 'बीतना',
साथ-साथ यह एहसास कराना-
क़ि-
कुछ कार्य जो आरम्भ किये थे हमने,
उनको आगे हैं बढ़ाना,
खंडित नहीं होने देना है उस परंपरा को,
जो खटखटाए अपने मन का दरवाज़ा,
जो करे उन यादों को ताज़ा,
जो खोले दिल का किवाड़,
जो लाये खुशियों की बाढ़!

भटके कहीं भी पंछी दिन भर,
आखिर लौटते हैं तो अपने ही घर-
हम पंछी एक डाल के,
आ गएँ निहारते अपने घर को,
देने एक अलग जगह आपको,
बनाने रोमांचक आपके जेहन को,
और-
जुटाने आपसे ढेर-सारा प्यार!!!!!