इंतज़ार....

tere bina saanjh dhalthi nahin
andheri raath kat thi nahi
tere intezaar mein main khadi rahi
mehsoos hota hai, tum aa gaye kahin

aankhon mein tere sapne suhane
yaad aathi hai tumhare nakhre bahane
gunguna dethi hoon aise hi kuch gaane
teri un yaadon ko barkharaar rakhne

teri yaadein jalathe hain in naram honton ko
tadpaathi hain in nasheeli aankhon ko
lagthi hai aag mere dil ke paron par
ro dethi hoon main, dho boondein tapkaakar

shyaam ki woh tandi hawa ka jhonka
bikharthi hai meri khaali ghata zulfon kaa
yaad dilaathi hai teri un shararathi baaton ka
aur meri sharmaane ki un tareekhon ka

chaand sitaarein sunaathi hain mujhe prem kahaniya
yaad dila deti hain mujhko teri woh jhooti vaadiya
dekar main tumhe main ek dho gaaliyan
chali jaathi hoon andhar savar ke baaliyan

aakhir thak gayin hoon raah dekhathe
meri aahat ko tum kyon nahi samajhthe?
khule hain darwaazein mere dil ke priyatam,
intezaar main khadi hai, teri sargam!

Sookhein hain yaadein teri...

Mark the Star

How wonderful it is,
To be what you are.
"I am what Iam"
Is the pitch to be a star.

Lets discover thee,
Within and without
So shall we grow,
Into a tree, spring sprout.

To evolve into a whole,
It takes pangs and pains.
Listen to your instincts,
To realize the mains.

Channelize the thought,
Yet, stay open. Stay broad.
Be kind. Be generous,
Make your way. And be glad.

Put up the best,
on the canvas of life
The tools you need -
are both brush and knife

Explore your potential.
Stand on the rainbow.
You shall be rendered,
a salutation and a bow

But, do care to declare,
how much to all, you Owe
That is when you stand out.
A shining star, hanging low!

L 'n' L

Life is a merry melody
Love is a haunting rhapsody

It is the unltimate remedy
For all world's greatest tragedy

We are now bound in a custody
In a wonderful net of spasmody

Monalisa: The mysterious smile :)

An enchanting smile,
"more divine than human".
casts a splendorous magic
around the florentine woman.


The lady's enigmatic smile
accounts so much puzzle!
Embedded in a scandulous file
creates a silhoutte of hazzle


The painted lady has eversince -
been the endless speculation.
The mysteriousness of her smile,
springs in hundreds of interpretation.


No curator does dare to work,
on this splendid master piece.
Running the risk of wiping, the smile,
off the striking, marvelous face.


All have grappled desperately,
with her smile, that strides.
As yet seeking helplessly,
what the tight lipped smile hides.


The innocence of the portrait,
attracts any, for its beauty.
Her soft seeming eyes follows you;
where ever you step, is indeed gaiety.


Its the subtle homage, Leonardo the genius,
has rendered in the past.
To the living face, which makes a milestone,
in the history of visual arts!


She smiles. And she smiles.
Haunting every heart.
The mystery prevails,
Across and away. Within and without.