Happy Deepawali

Hi All,
This Diwali I would like to offer a prayer for all of us.....

Hey Lord, this Deepawali,
let all the darkenss inside us go away
let us all be cleansed of all our sins
let us all become aware of humanity
let us all become aware
of the true light

Let us be one with nature,
let us be one with thee.
let us be enlightened.

Wishin you all a Very Happy Diwali

--
There are things known and things unknown
And in between lie the DOORS

Bahut din hue

Bahut din hue,
ek muddat beet gayi,
bahut door chod aya us jagah ko
Jahan tum kabhi basa karte the
lekin tumhari hasi ki goonj
aaj bhi mujhe dhoonde hai uther
tumhara ithlana, sajna, aitrana
bas yaadon main reh gaya hai
kuch dhundli, na bujhne waali yaadein.

Bahut din hue
ek muddat beet gayi.

Abhi bhi tumhari nam aankhon se
chalakta woh ek akela aansoo
us ansoo main chupi dastaan
mujhe dastak deti hai
pukaarti hai.....
lekin is pukaar main mayusi nahin hai
ek kashish hai
maano yeh ansoo
meri baat jo raha ho.
shayad yeh is tarah ankahe ansune girna nahin chahta
chahta hai ki main iska astittva sweekar karooon

bahut din hue
ek muddat beet gayi.

har ek pal jo tumhare saath bitaya
woh har lamha jo tumhari maujoodgi se bhara tha
tumhara tha, poori tarah se tumhara
un lamhon ka karz
tumhari aakhiri nazar ki tadap
tumhara peeche mud kar dobara na dekhna
us gumnaan shahar ko samay ki dhool main
hamenshaan ki liye dafn kar dena
yeh kuch karz reh gaye hain tumpar
bahut din hue
ek muddat beet gayi.

--
There are things known and things unknown
And in between lie the DOORS

There she stood

There she stood
wrapped in her own misery
in a reluctant recluse
trying to hide the tears
that swelled every now and then
trying to shove away the world
that crept into her regular sobs
she knew life
as it had been meant for her
she knew life
as she had been living it
now, on the verge of breakdown
no hope flashed in front of her
all re-collections of the past
were coming through like a collage
and there she stood
perched on top of a high rise
ready to jump

~4/11/2004