KHILLAUNO SE
KHELTA BACHHA
"An old man lives in a house and he is alone. His wife died a couple of years ago. He wants to meet his grandson but his son ignores his letters. Old man is very ill and he know he is about to die. The loneliness and isolation becomes the part of his life but he still has hope that he will meet his grandson. He has a letter of his son which says that his grandson is doing well in school and some foolish reasons that why they can't meet him."
The poem depicts his thoughts and feelings and I want you to read it keeping the views of old man in mind.
Hope you like it!!
Mai gaur nahi karta chotti aahatto pe, zindagi me pehle hi
itna shor hai!
Dastak kyu nahi hoti in darwaazo pe, sirf hawao ka hi kyu
shor haii!
Khat hath me leke usee so baar pad chukka hu, yad ho chukka hai
har akhshar uska!
Ek tasvir tak nahi hai ghar me kahi uski, ki use dekh kar hi
kuch pal guzaar loo.
Mitti jam chuki hai aaiyene pe, dhul lag chuki hai un haseen
yaado pe.
Maut sach ban kar saamne khadi hai, par dil abhi bhi intezar
karna chahta hai.
Chahta hai ki vo khelta hua aaye, god me mere kuch pal bitaaye,
Nazre kaid kar le us ka hansta hua chehra, Jo marte dam tak
jeene ka sahara ban jaaye.
Par aaj bhi gaadiyon ki aawaj nahi hai, aaj bhi hawaao me
uska ehsaas nahi hai.
Akelepan ki zindagi jee chukka hu, jee raha hu aur ye safar
abhi tak zaari hai!
Umeedo k sirhaane kab tak karwate badloo, ye raat bhi kitni gehri
hai!
Ha subah bhi hone waali hai, par ab saans lene ki himaat
nahi hai.
Aankhe band ho rahi hai ab aur shayad khulegi bhi nahi
kabhi,
Maut kaafi nazdeek hai ki bus kisi bhi pal aagosh me le legi
muze!
Muze dikhna laga hai kuch azeeb sa, koi to hai waha!
Ek pyara sa chotta sa bacha, akela betha ro raha hai!
Veh khilonno se khel raha hai aur ghur raha hai muze,
Aanand bhare ye pal aakhiri pal hai aur me khoosh hu.
Par ab ye khooshi baantu bhi to kis se, to me bhi hans deta
hu.
Aur mera aks ab muze muzse dur jaata hua dikh raha hai,
Haa ab vo ja chukka hai bus bachhe ki kilkaari kaano me gunj
rahi hai!
-Ashutosh
Mishra
