My Musical Ecstasy

You make me smile

When no one’s around,

You fill me up

From inside to out.

You stir me so

With every emotion,

You move me so

With depth and passion.

You bring me alive

To every last bit of life,

You can send me,

To the nadir of night.

You show me rainbows

And bright kaleidoscopes,

You take me away

From the valley of fears.

You are my soul,

Of inspiration and despair,

You are my pith

Of truth and poetry.

You bring out the best

At times the worst,

You make my mould

The musician, poet, artist.

You wring everything out

Everything possible in me,

And all I only wish…

I wish I could dedicate to you my life.

© Dipti Agarwal

17/08/2009

Pride

The sky outside

Purple and blue,

My heart races

With all the grey faces

Of the doves,

White in flight.

A light burns

Bright and orange,

My eyes light up

Reflecting with a million more

Full of hope,

Looking to the fore.

And all the colours

White, black, brown,

Come all together

Arise as one

To embrace the future,

In this glorious nation of mine!

© Dipti Agarwal

16/08/2009

The Bridge

I watch from one side

You, rising above the rest

I smile... for you.

I watch you move ahead

Move on, from me

From the us that was.

I see you going far, away

From sight, my life

Alone now...

I stay on this side

Unmoving, unsure

What’s yonder?

Mixed Bag of more Triveni

Khamoshi ki goonj kitni tez hoti hai,
Andar ke khauf sab bahar aa jate hain...
Kharraten kahan bure hote hain

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Hum unse kya gila karen,
Jab apni himmat ne jawab de diya...
Shishe ke tukdon mein ab aks bhi nahi jhalakta

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Hum chalte rahe apne anjaan safar par,
Hath mein hath muqaddar ke...
Kya karen jo kabhi street light kharab ho jaye

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Har roz zindagi kuch yun guzar jati hai,
Jaise rail ki raftar mein ped...
Bas chand lamhe churakar foto me kaid kar rakhen hain

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Andhere mein bhi ek amulya sa akelapan hai,
Jahan man ki baaton se roshni chamakti hai...
Kahin hum yahan khoj mein bhatakte na reh jayein

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Man ke khayalon ke khazane se,
Kai jazbaat alfazon mein dhal gaye...
To kya hua agar unhe bas dosti ka naam de diya

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Dil ke wo nishaan jo aankhon mein jhalakte hain,
Laal syahi se humne shabdon mein dhaal diya...
Hawa se udkar rakh bhi firse jal jaati jai

the death of romance

Ye santaap kaisa hai,

Jo barson baad bhi chubh jata hai...

Humein badgumaan tha ki dhaage pakke hain

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Shayari bhi ik rahasya si kaid hai,

Sundar alfaaz aur meethi bhasha mein...

Ya kaale jasbaat aur jhoothe sach mein

More triveni

Bas kaam mein dhut ho gaye aise,
Hamari pyaas tak adhuri reh gayi...
Aur kab bujh gayi pata bhi nahi chala

Inspired by Gulzar's Triveni

Triveni is a form of Hindi/Urdu poetry initiated by the poet Gulzar. Unlike sher, a triveni consists of three misras. The first two are complete in themselves, but the addition of the third misra gives a new dimension all together

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Wo gam kaisa jo geela na ho,

Jaise dard ki koi purani zubaan...

Kya bura hai jo aasman rota hai

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Socha to tha ki usse dafna dia,
Par bhooton ka dera dhala nahi...
Kabr mein phoolon ki mehek abhi taazi hai

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Hum apni oonchaion se dekhte hi rahe,
Aur hawa jaise kisiko dhoond kar guzar gayi...
Lalaten ki dhoop bhi ab bujh rahi hai