Poem – Page 2 – My Tales Within

Smeared with Love

Colours on my face Wash away in the pouring rain The touch of the hand The delicate caress Still Lingers insane The smell of closeness The pounding heart and the uneasy refrain Smeared with love smitten and craved Heart is to blame The face is fresh the heart stays coloured with an indelible stain

Tum toh main hoon

क्यों चाहता हूँ तुमकोतुम तो मैं हूँ पाने की ख्वाहिश नहींतुम तो मैं हूँ खोने का ख़ौफ़ नहींतुम तो मैं हूँ क्या सुनना हैबस शोर हैशोर इतना गूंजाकी खामोशी हो गयी तुमसे मुलाक़ात जो हुईखुद से पहचान हो गयी

Pour some sugar

Two sachets PouredInto the frothing cupThe sweet crystals sinkthrough the frothMeeting the dark fluidMelting and mixingChanging the flavourAdding sweetto the waiting bitterWhite crystalspausein contrastOf the dark concoctionWith the stirThey mergeBoth are changingSugar and coffeeNot just sweetNot just bitterSomewhere in betweenThere brews the coffee

I am that breeze

Early morning smells fresh Curtains flutter gently Leaves sway merrily Cold that feels on your skin I am that breeze Free to touch Free to caress free to Steal the fragrance the one that carries the whisper I am that breeze Beyond the boundaries Always moving Swift yet gentle Unseen yet felt I am thatContinue reading “I am that breeze”

Beard

It never emerged It was cut to size In the morning Like a ritual Always This time It emerged When we were alone Like a shadow Darker We spent time Alone and together It stayed As a friend Close Bit unkempt Some strands of grey Whichever way It still remained Friend over the days ItContinue reading “Beard”

Tum ho

तुम वो रात होवो नींद होतुम वो सुबह होतुम यहीं हो ख़्वाब होसाँस होयहीं मेरे पासहर पल में हो वो धुन होजिसे गुनगुनाया हैवो याद होजिसे मुस्कुराया है तुम हो वहाँजहां मंज़िल हैक़रीब हो, दूर होजहां जाना है मेरा कौन होक्या नाम रखूँरिश्ता नहींमेरी पहचान हो तुम आज होमेरा कल भीक्या और है मुझमेंमेरा सबContinue reading “Tum ho”

Dark Coffee

Fluid Pours outWarm and brewedFrom the potInto the expectant gobletWaiting impatientlyLike a tired mind Crystals of sweetBlend like magicInto the Juiceof dark bitter beandark brown fluidLooks pretty fine The aroma risesHarbinger of the tasteScales the chasmbetween the cup and lipOh that smelltriggers the mind The first siptastes like heavenCataputing me awayFrom the grimeI am pureContinue reading “Dark Coffee”

Rear view mirror

In the rearviewLie memoriesBitter and sweet Beyond the mirrorlush meadows stretchwith possibilities to greet We move onWith our livesEach on a different street We had our moments togetherIt’s goodbye for nowWith promises to meet

Aakhon ka Kasur

ये आँखेंसब देखती हैक़सूर क्या इनका हैमन का शीशा हैजो बिखरा हुआ है कौन सी बातें हैंजो कहें हमजो अछी लगेंशब्दों का ज़ायक़ाकुछ बिगड़ा हुआ है सारा जहां ज़हन में हैक्यूँ फ़िज़ूलजमाने से ख़फ़ा हैंमन का चश्मा हैजो ज़रा पोशिदा है

I am home

The house stood tallProud and elegantLike it’s been waiting The swing watchedQuite and staticLike it’s been waiting The porch extended its armpainted freshly redDressed elaborately to receive The demon face smilesVainly trying to scareGrossly unable to deceive The furniture sits calmlySure of us to sit with themYet a bit impatient The calendar marks the dateCrossingContinue reading “I am home”