is nadi ko dekhane lie
ap is ke ek dam qarib jaean
ghis ghis kar kaise kathor hue haian aur sundar
kitane hi rang aur banak lie patthar
utarati rahi hogi
pichhali kitani hi uthanoan par
bhurabhuri poshakean in ki
ki gum sum dhoop kha rahian
uk dooan dhyan magan
aur pasari huee koee thath se
aj jab utar chuka hai pani
alag alag bichhe hue
pe d
maveshi
kanastar
dibbe
latte
dhele
kankar
ret .................
ki nadi ke bahar bhi bah rahi thian
kuchh nadiyaan shayad
unhean qarib se dekhane ki zaroorat thi.
kuchh bachche mala mal ho ge achanak
khangalate hue
lade phade
taza kate kachhar
achchhe se thok thu dak kar chhaant lete har din
poora ek khazana
tum chun lo apana ek shankar
aur mutthi bhar us ke gan
maian koee buddh dekhata hooan apane lie
ho sake to ekadh anugami shraman
aur kheleange bhagavan bhagavan din bhar .
thooans lean apani jeboan mean ap bhi
ye jo bikhari huee haian naimatean
sham ghirane se pahale varana
vo jo nadi ke bahar hai
pani ke alava
jis ki apani alag hi ek hararat hai
baha le jaega gupachup apani bichhaee huee chizean
ane vale kisi bhi aandhere mean
ap aean
ap aean
aur dekh lean is bhari poori nadi ko
yahaan ek dam qarib a kar .
2001