शमा जलती गई रौशनी होती रही कम,
अंधियारे बढ़ते गए, हर तरफ नजर आने लगे ग़म।
सांसे फूली सी थी, धड़कने भारी हुई,
ऐसे लगता था जल्द ही निकल जाएगा दम ।
खामोशी और तन्हाई की बूंदे यूँ लटकी थी फिज़ा में,
जैसे यकायक वक़्त ही हो गया हो थम।
जुबान यूँ सूखी थी जैसे कहने को कुछ और न था,
एक आंख ही थी जो अक्सर रहती थी नम।
कौन जाने कब और कैसे यह फ़ासला दूर हो,
न हमने न तुमने उठाए हों जब कदम।
लगता है, रवि, कुछ और ही होंगे इसकी वजह,
न तुम रहे अब तुम, न हम रहे अब हम।
Author: Sunbyanyname
I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.
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