In the Footsteps of HINDI

बहुत उम्मीद...

बहुत उम्मीद से एक एक चेहरे को परखते हैं
कोई खुशियों को सुलगा दे ग़मों की राख को छू कर

बदलते हर नए रुखसार पर बनाते हैं नए किस्से
कोई किस्सों को कहानी मे बदल दे हाथ से छू कर

ठहरते हैं नहीं , कभी, किसी की, मासूम गुस्ताखियों पर भी
मगर, बदलते इस ज़माने मे किसी से ठहराव चाहते हैं

हैं चाहते के वो मेरी परछाईं हो कहीं से तो
पर सवालों शक के बादल को कभी छंटने नहीं देते

संभाले घूमते हैं दिल को ले कर कैद पिंजरे में
बिना खोले करे आज़ाद कोई चाभी को हाथ न ले  कर

बहुत उम्मीद से एक एक चेहरे को परखते हैं
कोई खुशियों को सुलगा दे ग़मों की राख को छू कर

Signing Off
Neha Chauhan
10.56 PM (08.09.2015)

THE MOON(less) NIGHT !!

A scenic edge and a distant light
With the moon at its prime; Oh The lovely night !!
A willful sea that is roaring high
And the solid banks bearing the sea with their might

Standing at the corner watching the entire ordeal
With the moon enchanting the sea to hit the banks with a force so real
The sea sycophantic to follow the moon in its prowl
Hits the very rocks that define the boundary of its control

You stand amused watching this destructive romance
The surrender of the tides to the moon in command

The strength of the rocks and their silent penance

And once again it’s the resilient one that is tested even on a platform so grand

You peep into your heart and assess the tides of your soul
Ready to lose the boundaries, ready to lose control
Resilience and a prudent Reticence; You strengthen your rocks with your might
Smiling and assured you turn your back waiting for that one Night and one sight
For you know and yes you know that even a sea can be tamed on a moonless Night.

Signing Off

Neha Chauhan 

(In remembrance of Marine Drive - Mumbai)

The Walk !!

Its pitching dark as I walk the roads, stray as  dogs and lost as souls,

An uncertain wakefulness and a mind that wants to sleep,

But all I know is I am the only creed and all I know is I have got promises to keep.

 

The trees they rustle and the dogs they growl , but I move on with a single goal,

A solitude that needs to be kindled with a wisdom that is ocean's deep ,

But all I know is I am the only creed and all I know is I have got promises to keep.

 

The woods they stop me  and make yearn to have  a rest beneath the trunk,

The wind it promises to make me leap and let me have a pleasant  breathe,

A calm that I need; Some rest in the peace,

But all I know is I am the only creed and all I know is I have got promises to keep.

 

I look at the path that seems never ending ,

The woods?  The wind?; No, there is no defending,

I bid them bye and keep up the trip,

Coz  all I know is I am the only creed and all I know is I have got promises to keep.

 

 

Signing Off

Neha Chauhan