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JUST LISTEN

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JUST LISTEN   Listen to the night, slowly tuck away in a corner  Listen to the stars, hum a sonnet for the summer Listen to your heart, beat a different beat Just Listen !                                                                                         - Priti Singh                                                                                                                  

AN ODE TO MY INDIANESS

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AN ODE TO MY INDIANESS    Bright moonlit nights and the first monsoon showers A winding road ride and a bunch of wild flowers A welter of colours that blossom in spring These are a few of my favourite things A walk through the fair on daddy’s broad shoulders The chugging of a train on a bridge made of boulders Grandma’s fun stories of crackpots and kings These are a few of my favourite things Tangy gol-guppas and spicy samosas A hot cuppa coffee and all kind of dosas Street food that’s sumptuous and costs you nothing These are a few of my favourite things When the speakers blare, w hen the drums roar And onion prices just swell up and soar I see godmen and their antics galore And life…is no longer...a bore Matinee masalas that uplift our spirits Old movie songs that had meaningful lyrics A waterfall and a wet saree that clings These are a few of my favourite things Jap

MAIN AUR MERA SMARTPHONE

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मैं... और मेरा स्मार्टफ़ोन मेरा फ़ोन आजकल, कुछ ज्यादा ही स्मार्ट हो गया है। कल तक जो सिर्फ बजता था काला सा कोने में सजता था होता था हर घर मे सिर्फ एक आज उस से भरी हुई है हर जेब यह जादू है या कोई फरेब? अब इसके बिना हर शख्स अधूरा सोचो,  यह अच्छा हुआ के बुरा? मदद की चीज़  आज मजबूरी बन गई है घबराहट और पसीने से  वो पूरी सन गई है  यह बजे,  तो दिलों की धड़कने बढ़ जाती हैं और बैटरी  मरे,  तो साँसे ही रुक जातीं हैं और ऐसा क्यूँ ना हो मेरे भाई बैंक अकाउंट  से लम्बे नंबर, कोई याद रख भी तो कैसे पाए? हाए..! कल तक मुट्ठी में आने वाली चीज़, आज सर चढ़ के बोलती है जीवन आसान करने की मशीन, अब लाइफ़ में टेन्शन  घोलती है।  कल के दस्तूर,  कब के मर चुके हैं क्यूंकि, अलफ़ाज़ याद करने के दौर, Thanks to auto-correct, अब गुज़र चुके हैं। आजू-बाजू देखो, सारी गर्दनें झुक गईं हैं एक वक़्त,  नज़रों से होती थी बातें, अब गुफ्तगू ही रुक गई है। बढ़ गए है कॉंटैक्ट्स,

THE SHADOW

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THE SHADOW As good times left  So did good weather friends And all I was left holding  Was my shadow's end  Which I thought would be mine Till the end of time A true companion was enough For who needed nine  But then nightfall came Spreading its dark mane And the shadow disappeared too With the last candle’s flame                             - Priti Singh

UPON A CLOUD, I WISHED

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UPON A CLOUD,  I WISHED Of the many memories, a  childhood holds The one that lingers, u nspools, unfolds Is a carefree child, l ying buried in grass  Unvexed with life, u ncuffed of class Gazing at a cerulean sky Watching a host of clouds float by Each fluffy cloud had a distinct shape Some looked like elephants, some like apes That would morph into a different form Masters of will and not of norm As they passed before my curious eyes On God’s blue canvas, up in the skies These cotton clusters, fodder for my mind Each floating figure, a character assigned And thus a story would begin to weave  Of  aerial  battles, of pirates and thieves  Conjuring up implausible plots As I lay there and just joined the dots But of the many matinee shows I saw One day the skies looked grey and flawed As my spirits dampened  and gloom beset A lightning struck, emerged a vignette Of a star shaped mass that was shining Almost telling me, that