timatima-timatima kar
vah prithvi ko nazar ana chahata tha
zyada se zyada der tak
usaki nazaroan mean bas jana chahata tha
usaki soch par havi ho jana chahata tha.
vah sooraj se ‘jalata’ tha
ki kyoan sooraj ki tarah vah prithvi ke pas nahian hai
jab ki dekha jae to
vah bhi ek jalata hua sooraj hi hai.
ki kyoan usaka jalana
mahaj timatimana hai prithvi ke lie
jabaki sooraj ka jalana, chamakana.
aur kyoan rahati hai prithvi bujhi-bujhi
jab grahan lag jata hai sooraj ko
mano matam manati ho.
vah prithvi ko yooan hasarat se qatee nahian dekhata
par kya karata
ki svayan ko ‘sooraj’ mahasoosane ke lie
use bhi apane as pas ek prithvi chahie ............
prithvi se bahut door
ek sitara
kuchh is tarah timatimata rahata tha.
kelang,pharavari 22, 2007