kshitij-vritt se dinakar apani
abha lekar vah doob chuka tha
kunj tati ke shanti bhavan men
nirvak khada mai dekh raha tha
athak parishram kar ek khag
tha ek nid nirman kar raha
trin trin jod jodakar pati
tha premaras se sinch raha
shanti chirata door paridhi se
ek toophan karal utha
chhinn bhinn kar diya nid
vah usaka sukh na dekh saka
hokar vikshubdh vo vyom vihari
phir ek sakh par baith gaya tha
shayad vah apani nirbalata ya
bhagy-niyati ko kos raha tha
nirakh vidhvnsit nid vihag ka
hriday vikshubdhidh byakul vivhal
yahan sabalata ke sammukh
nit pralay sej par sota nirbal