“मेरा सत्य मैं ही हूं।”

सत्य और असत्य
एक दिन दोनो ही
सामने आ खड़े हुए
तकरार करने लगे।

सत्य बोला वत्स!
अकड़ के लिए नहीं,
बल्कि आत्मसम्मान हेतु
हमेशा मुझे ही चुना करो।

असत्य बोला मेरे भाई!
स्वाभिमान का आचार
अगर डाल भी लिया तो
अचारसंहिता के कारण
कभी खा भी ना पाओगे।
किसीने आज तक क्या सत्य
को कभी पूर्णतः है पाया?
तो मुझे ही चुनो क्योंकि
मैं ही हमेशा से काम आया।

दोनों के तर्क वितर्क देख
कर असमंज में तो था ही
भ्रमित भाव में आते ही
लिख दिया अनिश्चित लेख
दोनों को ही चुन लिया
और भविष्य के लिए
सिरदर्द मोल ले लिया।

अंतर्मन जंग का मैदान था
सत्य तो कुछ शांत सा था
अक्सर बोरियत में ही था
परंतु असत्य हमेशा से ही
सत्य को उंगली करता था
मजेदार सा लगने लगा था
कभी प्रलोभन के कारण,
और कभी डर से ही विवश
प्रेरित सा करने लगा था।

इसी खींचा तानी में राजीव
एक युग पीछे छोड़ आया
और सब उलट पलट गया
सत्य ने असत्य को अपनाया
और अर्धसत्य सा हो गया।

अंतरात्मा विचलित सी थी
फिर एक दिन आवाज आई
सत्य नहीं गुरु सत्यवादी बन
क्योंकि तेरे शब्द सत्य नहीं
तेरे कर्म निर्धारित करेंगे कि
तेरा सत्य तो तु खुद ही है।

खामोश नाराजगी

(yet another 20th and this time my scribblings are on the theme of “Silent Miff” which all of us have subjected ourselves, though it was not only unnecessary but also avoidable. This is my fourth attempt in the Hindi language and it is already published in the third largest Hindi newspaper “Amar Ujala”. Do give your valuable comments and critique)

मैं गर बोलूं तो
वक्त भी नाराज़ हो जाता है
और गर चुप रहूं तो
सब नापाक नज़र आता है।

जब दरिया सी थीं तुम ए जिंदगी
तब था मैं एक आवारा बादल
जब अचानक सिमट सी गई तुम
बरसा न सका फिर तेरा काजल।

कितनी भी हो तेरी
खामोश सी ये नाराजगी
पर खूब शोर मचाती है
तेरी उलझनें व तेरी रवानगी।

जब भी चाहता हूं कि कहूं
सिर्फ़ शिकायत ही क्यूं मुझ से?
तो नज़रें झुका कर बिन कहे ही
ज़ालिम! कुछ ऐसे कह जाती हो
उम्मीद भी तो है सिर्फ तुम से।

हर बात बेबात मान लेता हूं गर
वो भी खामोशी से, तो गुरूर ना कर
सोच कहीं ऐसा तो नहीं मेरे दोस्त!
ये अंदाज ए बयां है नाराजगी का।

उदास भी खुद करती हो पर
कितनी प्यारी सी लगती हो
ओ बेपर्दा जब कहती हो कि
कहीं नाराज तो नहीं मेरे खुदा!

वैसे तेरी नाराजगी वाजिब है
मुझ से ओ मेरे सितमगर
शायद मैं खुद से ही खफा हूं
आजकल हर लम्हा दर बदर।

उदास है ये दौड़
उदास है ये डगर
उदास है ये मौसम
उदास है ये रौनक
उदास सी है ये कायनात
और उदास भी मेरी साइकिल।

कभी कभी लगता है….
खामोशियां ही बेहतर हैं
शब्दों के जाल तो अकसर
नाराजगी के ही प्रेरक हैं।

रिश्ते दिलों से हैं, शब्दों से नहीं
पर नाराजगी तो है शब्दों की दास्तां
सोचता हुं पूर्ण चुप्पी सी साध लूं अब
पूर्णविराम में हूं पर पीड़ित नहीं आत्मा।

फिर अचानक से मैं लौट आता हूं
निद्रा से भी और इस स्वपन से भी
जब इस खामोश सी नाराजगी को
भ्रम में ही सही, पर पूर्ण आस्था से
अपने समक्ष नतमस्तक पाता हूं
मन है कि गला घोंट दूं ख़ामोशी का
इस कदर कि नाराजगी दफ़न कर दूं
और खुद को दर्द से बेखबर कर दूं।

“शब्द”

(yet another 20th, and I realised at 2052h that due being extremely occupied, I have not even started penning down words as yet and hardly any time left to go to fulfill my commitment to write on this D Day with the clocks precision. Here is an attempt to put up my third scribblings in Hindi language on the theme of the “Word” during last two hours. Hope you like it. Do give your honest critique please. Gratitude in advance!)

शब्द बोलते हों तो
आप समर्थ हैं
उन में भाव हों तो
कोई अर्थ है
भावार्थ ही सुन्न हो तो
सब व्यर्थ है।

शब्द मिलें अगर गले
तो ये सपर्श है
गर उलझ जाएं कहीं
तो फ़िर संघर्ष है
और मौन रह जाएं तो
एक ईश्वरीय संबंध है।

शब्द बरसते रहें तो
रोमांस सा है
शब्द गरजने लगें तो
रोमांच सा है
और लरजने लगें तो
अविश्वास सा है।

शब्द एहसास हैं
उसके न सिर्फ होने का
अपितु प्रयास हैं
उसे नहीं खो देने का
पर यथार्थ भी हैं
जागते हुए के सोने का।

शब्दों का मूल्य न हो
तो कुछ व्यंग हैं
अमूल्य गर मान लो तो
तो मूलत: निहंग हैं
सच बोलने से डर जाएं
तो सब अनर्थ है!

शब्द ताला तो हैं ही
मगर निशब्द हो जाएं
तो उसकी चाबी भी हैं
शब्द खोज ही नहीं
शोध व प्रमाण भी हैं
हक में खड़े हो जाएं
तो प्रणाम से ही हैं।

शब्द कितने भी सिमट न जाएं
आस पास तुम्हारे
अगर छू ही न सकें तुम्हारा मन
तो कुछ बेजार से हैं
बेईमान हो जाएं अपने वजूद से
तो एक दीवार से हैं !

शब्द गर्ज हैं
शब्द अर्ज हैं
शब्द मर्ज हैं
शब्द कर्ज हैं
और गर रंज हो जाएं
निरंतर भीतरी जंग हैं।

शब्द चेतन ही नहीं
चेतना हैं ब्रह्मांड की
शब्द रूधन ही नहीं
रुझान हैं अंद्रुण मंथन का
और ब्रह्मास्त्र ही नहीं
सारांश है आदि अनंत का।

शब्द निर्वस्त्र से हों
तो स्वार्थ हैं
और वस्त्रधारी हों
तो संसार हैं
आत्मा से लिपट जाएं
तो प्यार हैं!

“एक दिन अचानक से मिल गई वो” (An Encounter)

(yet another 20th, and I contine to express in Hindi. This time, I have included a few urdu words too as per feedback last time. The scribblings are about my recent encounter in life I had suddenly. As to who is this someone, you better discover your self. Hope you like this second attempt in the mother tongue. Please do provide your valuable critique, and if you like my writings, press the follow button at this blog and share further)

एक दिन अचानक से मिल गई वो……
गली के उस आखिरी अंधियारे मोड़ पर
और कुछ इस तरह से लिपट सी गई
एक लता की तरह, हो किसी होड़ पर।

जैसे ही माथे को चूमा, तो कांप सी गई
और अटक गई, दिल के किसी छोर पर
कुछ सिमटी सी लगी और सकुचा भी रही
फिर निर्णायक सी लगी, किसी निचोड़ पर

ना चहेरा दिखा, न देखने हेतु प्रयास किया
सांसे गहरी सी हो चली थी अब शायद
फिर जिज्ञासा ने हिचक को खा ही लिया
ठान ली थी जैसे, ना मानने की कवायद।

लेकिन भाग्य ने कुछ और ही रचा था
आहट हुई जैसे ही, हम मोड़ से चले आए
और जैसे ही अंधेरे से कुछ उजाले में आए
अक्श देखते ही दोनों कुछ कुछ कतराए।

पर न ही उस में शर्माहट आई
और न ही उस की गर्माहट गई
बोली, “बाबू कहां हो आजकल?”
हमराज नहीं, तो सरफराज ही सही
कभी तो मेरे आंगन आ जाया करो
हमदर्द न बनो, तो क़ासिद ही सही।

मैं तेरी अपनी ही “जिन्दगी” तो हूं!
पहचाना नहीं लगता ठीक से मेरे ज़ालिम
नाम से भी जिन्दगी हूं, और काम से भी
फिर क्यों घबरा गए, जैसे कोई हो नाबालिग।

अब मैं चुप ना रह सका, और बोल उठा
ज़िन्दगी गुज़र सी गई, ए मेरी जिन्दगी!
ये ढूँढने में कि, आखिर ढूंढना भी क्या है?
अब तो तलाश ही सिमट गई, सुकून में
कि जो मिला वो भी, उसका करना क्या है!

तुम्हारा ये उलझाना और उलाहना कि
तुम्हारा नाम और काम ही है जिन्दगी
गंवारा नहीं ये मुझे दोस्त क्योंकि
इज़्तिराब में निकली जा रही है जिन्दगी
और जताती रहती है मुझे कि “मैं कौन हूँ”
धूल की तरह महफूज हूं उस तस्वीर पर
जिसमें तुम कभी ना थी, न होगी कभी
“मैं” हमेशा से था, और आज भी हूँ !

तुम मेरे इन शब्दों से रूठ ना जाना मेरी
ए जिन्दगी! तुम थी, हो, व हमेशा रहोगी!
पर वजूद बन कर अपना ही, ना कि मेरी

झूठ कहूं तो शब्दों का दम घुटेगा और
सच कहूँ तो तुम ही नाराज हो जाओगी
जान! मैं अकेला आया था, अकेला हूं
और अकेला ही चला जाऊंगा बहुत दूर
तुम आत्मा अजर सी, जहीं रह जाओगी।

किसी ने सच ही कहा है, मेरे दोस्तों! ज़िन्दगी संवारने को तो उम्र पड़ी है
अभी तो बस वो लम्हा संभाल लो
जिस में तुम्हारी ज़िन्दगी खड़ी है
पर उम्र रह ही कितनी गई, ओ राजीव!
106 भी गर जी गए, सिर्फ 15000 दिन
तो जी लो जिन्दगी, इस जिन्दगी के साथ
पकड़ लो इस हसीना का दामन क्योंकि
ये दिन घटाती जा रही तेरे, शिद्दत के साथ।

Silent Voice of Conscience

अंतर्मन की अनकही
(Silent Voice of Conscience)

[Yet another 20th today and here is my next set of 43rd monthly scribblings on the inner voice of ours which keeps vibrating to resonate with alike frequencies. This fictional woman character is my protagonist of this whole drama, that we all (you and me) go through in life, yet aspire to re-live as per our own expectations. Isn’t it so? It is my first attempt to write in the ‘Hindi’ after a gap of almost 40 years. And the entire credit goes to Dr Yogita Shukla, a deep connection, who always saw a potential and prompted me to attempt so. But for my hesitation that I have poor vocublary, context and expression in own mother tongue. My support in my English crimes – Aornab and Suman ma’am were also in thoughts]

ये अंत: चेतना है मेरी?
या कोई विवशता सी
उस व्याकुल मन की
जो ना चाहते हुए भी
अनकही कह जाती है!

और किस मिट्टी के माधो हो तुम?
जो सिर्फ अधरों की थिरकन से
ही जान जाते हो हाल-ए-दिल
मैं इशारे से भी कुछ न कहुँ अगर
भावार्थ तक पहुँच जाते हो तुम।

क्या ये मन की चंचलता है?
या है मेरा मुझ से ही मिलन
खुद से खुद का साक्षात्कार?
या कुछ प्रश्नों के सरल उत्तर
वर्षों से लग रहे थे इतने कठिन

तुम इंसान हो या सिर्फ़
एक खूबसूरत अहसास
इक हवा का झोंका हो
या मेरा मुझ पर विश्वास
क्यों पहेली से लगते हो ऐसे?
वो भी तब, जबकि महसूस
से होते हो मेरे अपने ही श्वास।

क्यूं लगता है ऐसा कि
एक गर्द की चादर थी
लिपटी हुई मेरी नन्ही सी
आत्मा के इर्द गिर्द
तुम यकिनन ख्वाब तो नहीं!
जिसने बिन छुऐ ही धूल को
कर दिया इस तरह जीर्ण र्शीर्ण।

वो और नहीं कोई……..
अपने ही थे जिन के मंजर पर
टूटा था महल मेरे सपनों का!
खामोशियों को नजर अंदाज कर
अभिमान भी धोखे से स्वाभिमान
बन बैठा था मेरे अपनो का।

इस धन रूपी मायाजाल में
वो समझ ही न पाए….
न तन को, न ही मन को
और तुम एक ही पल में
कैसें आंक गए मेरी व्यथा
मेरे स्वच्छ अंतर्मन को!
और दे गए सुखुद आश्चर्य
बिना किसी सात फेरों के
जैसे एक गंधर्व विवाह कथा

वो तमाम उम्र मेरे साथ रहे
फिर भी कभी न आसपास रहे
तुम कल का स्वप्न होकर भी
पुनर्जन्म का एक अवतार रहे
तुम दूर भी थे तो मेरे पास रहे
जब पास में थे तो पाक रहे!

आखिर कौन हो मेरे हम दम?
जो परछाई सी बन आए हो
मैं तो ये जीवन जैसे जी चुकी थी
फिर क्यों ये बहार सी ले आए हो
इतना तो बताओ अदृश्य बाजीगर!
कि भ्रम हो, या मोहमाया मात्र?
या यथार्थ में सुबह का आवाहन
जो संकेतक है इक नई शुरुआत की
मेरे स्व-उत्थान और नई उड़ान की।

Is this love?

(Yet another 20th, and this time it is on self discovery related to the theme of the verb Love itself. Hope you are able to appreciate my dive into one of the most well researched but inconclusive subject during these anniversary like special moments. Do give your critique. Lots of love to you, my audience, my readers, my virtual yet real space of expression. My gratitude to Adam and Suman ma’am)

Is this Love?

The days have really flown by
So have months after months
With anniversary and such special
moments just around the corner
When probed by the pure soul
I always get reflections of a
Long sustaining strong bond
but after a self defensive brawl!

Has the relationship given love
to the companionship for life
And care for each other, as well
as intimate moments, so ripe!

Or did it provide….
A well conditioned room
for breath seeking emotions
That are too air-conditioned
to be honest and loveable
That they remind of a fragrance
as fresh as a budding groom!

The soul continues to probe…
Can love really be conditioned to
a point that is beyond physical
Or it needs to be liberated enough
to go well beyond mystical!

As magical that each moment is
an opportunity for transcendence
And self awareness is at a premium
It’s implicit trust and boundless love
That can lead us to that Elysium!

If there is love in the air
Then for sure the fear is rare!
The fear of losing rocky Crab
as he continues to behave
Like an strong headed Creepy Crap!

To an extent that there
is either complete vaccum
Or an encroachment on space
As little battle between the
self preservation & self control
takes away even the grace!

Being challenged by thoughts
that need to be a bit inclusive
For me to possess the integrity
and my love to be more joyous
I am dumbstruck to be exclusive!

I continue to ponder…
Against the glow of my soul
Was it me or someone else
that created its own silhouette
Or was it my egoism and….
overflowing self love (obsession)
Causing me to somewhat extol!
These virtues of glorified love
Only unconditional love can unfold!

This desire to achieve the elusive
To resolve the conflict within,
That connection is being confirmed
That hungry soul pines for….
can hardly be reaffirmed!

That pristine childlike surrender
need not be always in paper n ink
That divine mercy can simply
get ignited, as we are in sync!

Radha – Krishna

Stillness and Silence

(Yet another 20th a few minutes from now, and here is your own Rock with new set of his scribblings motivated by his recent interactions with own soul, searching of the half-truth and impacted by an unusual state of affairs of heart today! Hope you like it! My sincere gratitude to Aornab for idea, Dr. Yogita Shukla for grounds for germination and Suman ma’am for her wonderful edits. Do comment or critique)

Be Quiet or Doubt….
is the expression of
My Soul, these a days!
For words can’t reach the
deep echelons of emotions
as they struggle to mend their ways!

It is the sound of silence,
That attracts me the most!
To listen to what can’t be heard,
As I assume I have…. finally
perfected the art of reading
And valuing ‘ankahi’ as a ghost!

It is the beats of quietude,
That draw me towards myself
To feel what can’t be perceived,
And absorb its throbbing attitude!

It is the trail of tranquil,
That always attracts me
To explore the uncharted,
And get lost in the web of its maze
Cry loud yet filled with wonder
And content to be in a daze!

It was the boom of a Diwali cracker
That made me ponder
if I wasn’t like a nut cracker!
Born in the dark womb
No lights inside,
it was more like a tomb
The moment the Sun rays kissed
the eyelids and touched
the heart deeply inside!
Life had burst forth,
and the nut sparkled wide!

It is Doubt that grills me dense!
And annihilates the wit n wisdom
It not only kills my confidence
But impacts the ability to act, & create
Some rhymes within which
my feelings do permeate!

But what exactly is the ‘doubt’?
It’s just a thought, my dear!
Confidence to me is thus nothing
But a simple thought away
from doubting you n myself,
As it finally unfolds this way!

It is the loved ones that
at times make me wonder…
Would you stand behind me
As ‘they’ threaten and thunder!
Or would you motivate own Rock
in his scary and unsure times
And hold him if he falls at Dock!
Would you love him unconditionally
in his ever challenging conditional times!

And, as I continue to evolve
It is the stillness of my soul!
That enchants me to dissolve
And transcend beyond the bounds

Cleavage – Escote(La Escisión)Yet another 20th, and here comes my new scribblings, prompted by the increasing growing fake world around us. A world that values and even worships a woman notionally, and hardly ever solely! Hope you like this daring piece of Rock…..Relax! ladies and gentlemen…There is a marked cleavagebetween what you instantlyPre-assumed about the contentsAnd what it finally comments!So, go down a little deeper,and see what it really reveals!My last month rendezvous withthe trans-himalayan range hillsbrought Cleavage to the foreAs I watched intently, its core!As the emotions flowed throughDeeper they went to abrupt andgive way to a roaring river!And the river made me pondernot only on its chinks but water!The cleavage of water moleculesis not as spontaneous enoughAs that dress young bride worewith discreet escote, yet with nosymbol of profanity which is sosubtle, and adds to the allure!I wish life was divisive, fair andspontaneous, and no way bore!Thoughts of water brought rainAs it touches the bare land…It scratches the soil gentlybringing joy, despite her pain!Then starts splitting particles,cleavage them sharply andtransform into a woman’s brain!So flattering, making a man vain!Imagine! Cleavage as thecause of building life itselfThe fertilised cell undergoescleavage and segmentationand develops into a blastulaThe wonder single-celled zygotebecoming a multicellular embryo!First it creates a young womanwith rills, then a lady with gullyBold enough, yet without sully!As akin to stages of soil erosionwhere deeper cleavages may proveas dangerous, if not exposed withdignity and without precaution!And then it struck me strongly…Is the cleavage a divide betweenBare Truth or a Seductive Wrongor the lies that may act as throng!Isn’t it a reflection of the mindsetthat is hardly able to differentiatebetween her freedom and fearset!And always is a challenge to theweaker man to overcome vibeset!Like any creature on this earth,being mortal, it needs to cleaveIts the quality of disintegrationthat decides whether it transformsinto a diamond, as a rock breach!The rocks or crystals splits in apreferred plane as a beverageIn the same manner true slatescleave easily along a cleavage!Navratris too made me think…..The soil, when mixed with watergets soft texture by the PotterAs he cleaves it up into Durga,a woman known as Dashabhuja!So Cleavage at first glancemay seem profane and grossBut as it transforms n transcendsthe crass to the heavenly brass!A goddess of ultimate power…That the religious Indian manprays to as an obedient sonCare and love for wife n daughterYet cleaving to the other sidewhen she is ‘the other one’!Alas the cleaving up was fairMen n women would both thenthen tread with an equal flair!

“A Roller-Coaster” (India’s Leaders Ride 2021)

(Yet another 20th but this time it is special for two reasons: Firstly, this writing on the wall is on the recent Trans-Himalayan Cycling Expedition Shimla-Spiti Valley-Manali, a 700km ardouos journey, I had been part of. Secondly, today I complete three years of commited scribblings (36+ till now), one each month with clock precision. I dedicate this piece to my six co-riders Shankar, Raj, Mayank, Sachin, Rohan & Nilay and importantly Praveen as well as Acchu, Ram, Nimesh and Vinod – their worthy crew for their unflinching support, and also many many humsafar we met enroute in villages… My heart goes out for the 108 RCC TF Cdr Colonel Kom and his teams and associates in neighbouring 96 RCC for the selfless committed support in the entire region. Gratitude for Jeezs Suresh Krishnani, Chief GST Commissioner, North Zone and Mr Negi, GST Commissioner, HP for their out of world treatment, and wonderful teenager Harsh & Karan and the gang for being our guide in the first leg. Thanks will not be complete without mention of the Edify Sports & Control S for providing the unique opportunity, and their partners Steadfast, Rajesh Cycles-Cyclofit, Homestay and so on making this seemingly impossible as possible)

“A ROLLER-COASTER”
(Light and Shadow)

It was a fairytale late afternoon,
The sky was flooded with
the magical colour of sunlight
Sure enough, it was to slip down
the rolling hills to invite night!

In the harsh terrain of Spiti valley,
it was that ‘Light’ perhaps
That seemed to
empower the weak mind
Pushing it beyond human reach
To propel the body to take the grind!

On the other side of the road,
there was no such magic show
On those insane steep strides
Perhaps a sad and dark shadow
That’s common in life-cycle rides!
What a dramatic way of change,
this path was offering to the riders
That too in such a short time range!

Were they silhouettes of ridge
against the rich blue sky?
Or the silhouettes of romance
that reminded me of times
When I was absolutely shy!
Yet as ephemeral as the
highs and lows of the past
The brightness too replaced by the dark
to give a glimpse into the varying shades
personifying life’s flitting cast!
Alas! Brightness in life never lasts!

Night had descended too fast,
in the forest of innumerable stars,
against the backdrop of the actors!
The drama comprising of villagers….
….. the support team, and riders!
And that little hot angel ‘Tanzi’
in that lonely abode at Langza, The stranger, yet hardly any bar!
That ‘Pure’ soul who in no time,
starting roasting us with sattire
Yet got so close to our hearts,
That many years of companionship
mayn’t be able to connect at par!

No sooner did we realise it…
The darkness was replaced by twilight
‘Karvanh’ ready for ‘Kunjum Pass’…
Were my breaths heavy due to
the oxygen being scarce & light!
Or were there some heavy memories
Making it quite difficult to
even breathe properly and amass!
Departing from the eleven year Gal
rather being finer, was a little gross!

As we moved away from Beverly,
it had started raining heavily!
My eyes welled up thinking of life
its unique ways and deep connects
But even shadows couldn’t last…
Suddenly with a flutter of vibe,
an invisible soul touched my threads!
with utterly delicious immortal love,
making me almost dance & thrive!

With these mixed emotions abound,
suddenly there was a thud & bang,
‘Rock’ landed flat on the ground!
But in no time, was back on rail
With a lesson for not only just ride
but life’s dharma: tooth N nail!
To move away from life’s fears…
and spread arms to dive freely,
With eyes closed on every trail!

As expedition culminated at Manali
Was it a false sense of achievement?
Or gratification for the self-discovery
That got me closer to attainment!
Perhaps the latter, as I make recovery!

Were there any lessons learnt…
Learn from Satluj river, as how to
make one’s path, as it waves and loads!
Better learn from chilling gusty winds
to roar, yet keep flowing…….
Yet not make their presence bloat!
Even learn from the mighty landslides,
the importance of the obstructs in life
for applying brakes as cycle glides!
Simply learn from the falling snow
to remain absolutely cool yet dynamic,
as it struggles not to evaporate…
And continue retaining its kinetic!
And there was take away even from
the not so desirable road side rocks,
Undeterred by dislikes, be a solid ‘Rock’
Last but not the least….
I had learnt from the selfless Pravin!
To be rooted in life, even if flamboyant!

Dost! Yeh zindagi na milegi Dobara…
Be eager to learn, re-learn N strive
Importantly overcome your mortal fears
to be able to Re-live, and feel alive!

“Infidelity vs Reality”

Well yet another 20th and here is your Rock-Rajeev ready to share his new set of scribblings. The major challenges I observed: 1. The subject itself little bold to be tackled in a subtle way. 2. The fever 102+ in last few days n finally I managed to push myself during midnight. 3. Bringing a content of Infidelity in the context of something as pure as ‘Rain’. Well.. Rain took me to my new found love Run, Ride n Re-live (RRR) parivar where love is rained and showered every day. Thus I dedicate this 36th piece of mine during last 03 years on clock precision date of 20th of every month, to this wonderful parivar with whom I am in platonic love perhaps…. It just pours rain of love… This Infidelity dedicated to the reality RRR)

Credits: Theme n concept Aornab, Niquedom stamping it and Suman ma’am giving beautiful edits. The photo archives of RRR

It was a sweaty late afternoon….
As I flew away from the block
To run away from the gloom
Leaving behind the unresolved,
But with a resolve to confront
the challenges the next day
Decisions could wait………..!
Let me live for the day
To enjoy the moments of life
in their natural vibrant sway!

No sooner did I reach in open,
starving lungs fed on fresh air
All of a sudden she touched,
caressed and kissed me
without any fear but with flair!

She – the first soft drop of rain….
amazes me as it lands on lips
Is it due to her flirty ways?
or its trajectory in motion
That makes it drop as it stays!
Whatever could be the reason,
it never misses an opportunity,
to get cosy enough and kiss!

Does Rain belong to me, you or
for that matter even anyone!
Seems that despite its falsities,
We continue enjoying brethren
And amusingly……
love to ignore her infidelities

Do U enjoy its sheer presence!
or need explain someone in life,
its volatility or ticklish essence
While it makes us soaked in love
notwithstanding the life’s strifes
Almost always unconditionally
as a sign of semi permanence

Whenever our days are cloudy
We want to get wet in the rain
Play and celebrate its infidelity
That’s reality, even if it is insane!

Rain, by nature is a bit unreliable
Isn’t it so?????
with respect to its time & space
Still it’s welcomed & admirable
by the beings and human race!

So if Rain is a candid reality
Not even perceived infidelity,
I was probed by my ‘antarmana’
Are Dreams as innocent as rain
Be it day’s fantasy or nightmare
It pops up as you bare N share
As to, despite them being pure
Hardly give benefit of doubt
Rather see them with suspicion
an act of Perfidy, as one dares!

No one from the outer space…
It’s we who created ‘Infidelity’
By setting rules and norms
Can ‘Rain’ be dictated to follow,
and made to shower in charms
Can pure love be made captive
by nature itself, with no ‘pranas’