paanch kavitaean
1. jvalaji
sunasan sookhi uniandi s dak ke kinare
rat ke tin baje stov ki bh dabh d ke oopar
chipachipati chay uphan rahi hai
reh diyaan gath diyoan ki tarah bandhi p di haian dukanean
uj de hue khuradure phattoan se band ki bee haian
mano saloan se unhean khola nahian gaya
bhojanalay thande p de haian
dher dher logoan ne lekin
kuchh ghante pahale khaee haian dher dher rotiyaan
tandoor lal hue rahe din bhar
pe de bhi bahut bike
s dak par dh dadh date rahe vahan
log ae h dab dae hue chunniyaan chadhakar nikal ge
sooni aankhoan vale bachche bhi dau de badahavas
dukanoan ke pichhe phaile khet
garmiyoan ki sookhi pili p di hariyali
aur pharlaang bhar bad pasare rahe gaanv
paraanthe aur chaval aur dal pach rahi hai bhaktoan ki aant diyoan mean
log so rahe haian sarayoan mean
pandoan ki toandoan mean bhog bhi pach raha hai usi tarah
paha doan ki choti par ghiri akeli jal rahi hai mata jchalimukhi
boodhe jamiandar ki vidhava pan supari chubhalati
sena ki kisi tuk di ne bana diya
bedarodivar simeant ka toranadvar
brahm muhoort ke shankh nad se jara pahale
chay pite musaphiroan ko samajh nahian a raha
peshab karane ke lie bijali ke khanbhe se jyada door kyoan jaean
haiand panp ke pani se muanh dhone ke bad bhi
baanbe vale kap doan ki sel ka yah bainar
yooan hi paanv pasare lataka rahega
kal ane vale grahakoan ya is vakt
taiksi ka daravaja kholakar kharrate lete draivar ko kya ph p dega
2. chamunda mata
bhala ho bhaktoan ka
abad kar die nadi nale
mandir jagamagane lage
sookhi patharili khadd ki kismat phiri
bajari kutane lagi ret pisane lagi
trak chale taiksiyaan chalian khoob chalian
din mean kanapha d kaisetean rat mean galapha d jagarate
mata soee nahian kab se
gaanv gohar mean bhi soe nahian
log gaean bail bachi huee bhe dean aur pe d do char
3. dharmashala mean churan ka pul
vah pul usake jangale
door niche dikhati chattanean
gahara nirmal thanda pani
har chij tab kitani vishal thi
kitana sankara ho gaya dekhate uekhate thaka thaka
chattanean atal mean dhans geean
uthala pani kahian kahian dikhata
bhagasoo ka jal prapat bhi thigana ho gaya
slet ki khanoan se paha d ki anaginat asthiyaan ludhakati rahati haian
phisalan bhari dhalanean
khachcharoan ke khataranak raste
sooraj chaand ke bhanjit bianb toote hue aine
pi dablayoo di ki vash aaup ghoan ghoan karati gris bahati rahati hai
gorakha bhavan mean mandir ka ahata phail gaya hai
chaandamari ke pas bav di ka pani saph nahian raha
rajasthan se majadoor ae
unake bachchoan ki aankhoan mean dhuana dhuana pilaee
hamare pitaoan ne dhire dhire pul ke asapas bana lie makan
naukariyaan aur grihasthiyaan chalate hue
isi khadd ki ret bajari se
khadd ki pith se chipakane lagian
jyada saphal logoan ki shahari si dikhati navakiph imaratean
is umradaraj pul ka ghisana tay tha
khadd ke sath harane ko bajidd
chhota bhi p d gaya marajana
4. thiyog
bhekhalati mean dhoop sabase pahale aegi
thiyog ke shalibajar ke pichhe jab pahuanchegi
bahut se log tab tak shimala pahuanch chuke hoange
rajoo ne chhole ubal lie hoange
samose tale ja rahe hoange
bas adde par ghise hue kaiset bajane lageange
dhire dhire dhoop niche ghatiyoan tak utaregi
log oopar chadheange boodhoan ki tarah
nirvikar khachcharean mataroan ki boriyaan lad laeangi
khachakhach bhari paha di sairagah ke pichhava de
basa yah kasba
trakoan basoan ki avajahi se thaka
tahasil ke daphtaroan ko lade kh da
seboan ki saj sanbhal mean maanda hua jata
sodiyam pake amoan ko niharata
kuchh bolana chahata hai bol nahian pata
basean bahut ati haian age chali jati haian
koee nahian aisi bas khatm ho jae yahaan akar
bane phir yahaan se jane ke lie
5. gaanv ki hatti mean lokagit
subah hote hi
hatti mean paha di gitoan ki dhamakedar kaiset bajane lagi
chi diya leantar ke jhoolate sarie se u dakar
khet ke bich vale pe d par ja baithi
jo log ruk ge chay pine
das minat kh de sunate rahe samajhane ki koshish mean
kisake haian kya haian bol is jhaany jhaany git ke
bachche ae rabar peansil ke sath le ge
jalim se dikhate aantarrashtriy pahalavanoan ke mupht stikar
bajati rahi kaiset berok
ek ke bad ek do trakoan ke pichhe aee ek bas
bina ruke dhool u dati nikal gee
kinare kh di bhaians bidaki nahian kh di rahi bekhauph
chi diya alavatta jo ab bhaians ki savari kar rahi thi
bemaloom dhang se u dakar bijali ke khanbhe par ja baithi
ghisati rahi kaiset
diha di se laute majadoor
dua salam ke vaste
pal bhar ruke jaroor
p de nahian par bhaiyoan ke kanoan mean git
halaanki vahi tha tab vahaan
ekamatr jabardast shor
(1995)