Stand Alone

Believe in change. Change our beliefs.

Someone has stolen my heart. Will you please help me to find it.

Thanks to.....

Let’s thank everyone who make my life amazingly beautiful.

Thanks for the love that both of you persist

That love forced me to exist.

Thanks for keeping me safe within you

Thanks for all the vomit, nausea, mood swing, weight gain, hair fall and all the pains for nine months

Thanks to take care of her during all these.

Thanks for all the cries you made to bring me as a life,

Thanks for all the love, pampering that both of you showered on me.

Thanks for understanding my needs before even I realize

Thanks for comprehending my early words that only you could

Thanks for holding my hands when I was trying to stand on my twos.

Thanks for letting me know what to keep inside mouth and what not to.

Thanks for sending me to an institution

Thanks to those caring hands, who held mine with pencil to begin writing.

Thanks to those beautiful souls, who danced with rhyme to make me understand those combination of letters.

Thanks to those enlightened people who exhibits my attributes to others

Thanks to those stumbles, who make me aware while on the way.

Thanks to those guys who never left me, even at the time when my shadow was not with me

Thanks to people who let me know I can win.

Thanks to the people who said to me, small dream is sin,

Thanks to people who led with example to me.

Thanks to all unsuccessful attempts to make me better

Thanks to those abodes of wisdom to let me know: sharing is caring, everyone deserve due respect, only action is in our hand, give your best in every situation, try to make your place happiest, trust is most valuable thing to earn, life is beautiful, be as you are…..

Thanks to you for being co-traveler in the journey of life.

Thanks for blessing me with best gift so far

Thanks for accepting me as I am in this whole cosmos of life.

Thanks to all those who came in my life even for a fraction of second. All of you have endowed me with lessons of life for life.

Note: I could not find an individual who taught me the lesson of life. Since my inception there are so many people, at different stages of life have played their role amazingly and thus I am here in this cosmos of life. I am very grateful to all of them with depth of my heart. And it is not only my case, I think everyone has almost the same story. There is huge responsibility on our shoulders to pay back for all of those and the ultimate way to do this is always bring positive change in the life of others who came across you.

Hand Holding or Holding hand

Yes

I needed you

I needed you badly, indeed

That was time,

when I was taking my first step to walk

That was time,

when I was uttering words to talk

That was time,

when I just began to eat by my hand

That was time,

When I just began to have my friend

Thanks to you for all the support you did

That was time

When I needed you indeed.

And now I have realized

Due to all of your kind deed

I am quite grown up indeed

Trust me,

I can handle my stuff

Don’t let your hands

To be my handcuffs

Let my feet find their land

Let me have deep dive into sea

I want to touch the sea floor

Let me have my tour

And I promise I will be always your’s.

Note: There is a thin line of demarcation between hand holding and holding (pulling) hand. And most of the time we (elders) unwillingly cross this demarcation line and we lose our dearest one. They feel so suffocated in our support system that they break this and free themselves to have fresh air and to explore the world. Not of caution is that by allowing them to explore it does not mean that we will not look after, just always be with them only when they need.

Give me any five humanitarian reason for drawing lines on the globe. Separating states by borders.  

चाय

Picture Credit: Alisha Ansari

चाय कब महज एक चाय  हुई है

जब उबलते पानी में पत्ती घुली है

तब न जाने कितनी ही यादों से मिली है

जो रंग उतरा है इसका गरम पानी में

जैसे खुदा का नूर उतर आया है मासूम जवानी में

जब अदरक कूटकर डाला है तीन चार उबाल के बाद

खुश्क गलों की महफ़िलें बिन पिए ही हो गई हैं आबाद

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

इसीके साथ किसी कि सुबह तो किसी कि शाम हुई है

इलायची की गिरियाँ जो मिली  हैं जाकर

हर आमों ख़ास की  अरदास हुई है

जब शक्कर के दानों को अपने आगोश में लेती है

जमाने भर की कडवाहट को काफूर यह कर देती है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई  है

चाय पर तो न जाने कितने मसाइल हुए हैं

गिरा है दूध का कतरा जो इसकी स्याह सी रंगत पर

अमावास में यूँ लगा कि  पूनम की रात हुई है

जब आई है यह प्याले में छन्नी से गुजरने के बाद

लगा कि बाबुल की बेटी अब ससुराल की हुई है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

लबों से जिसने भी लगाया

वो कहीं खो सा गया है

किसी को यार , किसी को दोस्त, किसी को प्यार , किसी अपने से तकरार बहुत याद आया है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय पर मुलाकातें ,बातें ,समझौते , जीवन भर के नाते

क्या क्या नहीं हुए हैं

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चलो आज फिर चाय बनाते हैं

किसी अपने को बुलाते हैं

बैठ कर गप्पियातें हैं

और कोई न मिले तो किसी गैर को आवाज लगाते हैं  

और उसे इसी चाय के बहाने अपना बनाते हैं

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय कब महज एक चाय  हुई है

चलो सभी फासले इसी चाय से मिटाते हैं

जो दूध की न पिए तो ब्लैक टी पिलाते हैं

जो ब्लैक टी न पिए तो उसे ग्रीन टी पिलाते हैं

जो ग्रीन टी भी न पिए तो उसे लेमन ग्रास टी पिलाते हैं

चलों सभी बिछड़ों , उखड़ों , रूठों को चाय पर बुलाते हैं

और मैं तो कहता हूँ कि हर सरहद पर एक चाय का टप्पर खुलवाते हैं

और सारी दुश्मनी , उल्फत, शिकायतें दर किनार कर चाय पीते और पिलाते हैं

चाय की चुस्कियों के साथ खुशनुमा माहौल बनाते हैं

क्यूंकि

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय से हमारी सुबह तो उनकी शाम हुयी है ||

रवि प्रताप सिंह

The Sunset

I was waiting for her She told she will come for whatever Her curly hair was trying to cover her left eye She was continuously keeping that naughty hair behind her ear I was dreaming for her While I was waiting for her I felt the cold breeze On my shoulder It has the fragrance of her I can feel her My retina was not able to make her image I was feeling like sage Sun was moving very fast as going to see his fiancé It was like a race I had a hope that Today we will come face to face And when my this hope was about to vanish She appeared with a sound of the swish Scene was set The day was going to meet the night It was a beautiful sight Our meeting was light But it kept our emotions tight We met In the midst of sunset.

One certain thing in this uncertain life is uncertainty itself.

हार या जीत

हो सकता है तुम जीत जाओ

मुझसे हर बाजी

बस एक जीत के लिए

सब कुछ हारने को मैं नहीं हूँ राजी

तुम जीतने के बाद टटोलना की क्या क्या हारे हो

अपनों का भरोसा ,

आँखों की नींद

दोस्तों के राज

मन की आवाज

चेहरे की मुस्कान

और तो और देखना कहीं हार तो नहीं गए

अपनी पहचान  

ये सब कल तक थे तुम्हारे पास

इस एक जीत के बाद

देखना क्या यह सब

तुम्हारे पास है आज

और अगर नहीं है

तो तुम क्या जीते हो यह तुम जानो

और मैं क्या हारा यह मैं जनता हूँ 

क्योंकि मेरे पास तो ये सब है

अब तुम तय करो

की मैं क्या हारा

तुम क्या जीते

हो सकता है तुम जीत जाओ

मुझसे हर बाजी

बस एक जीत के लिए

सब कुछ हारने को मैं नहीं हूँ राजी

Why do people behave, the way, they do???????