Jeevan

Jab hawayein use puri tarah loot chuki thin
tab meine use poocha thaa kya
tumehe in hawaon se shikayaat nahi hoti
Mene dekha thaa jab ek ek kar phool gir rahe the
patte sab jhar rahe the
tab tum chup the
jab need ke panchi tumhe chod kar jaa rahe the
tum tab bhi chup the
usne dhire se kaha aisa nahi ki
mujhe girte phoolon ko rok lene ka man nahi karta
ya ki panchiyon ke jaane se mujhe dard nahi hota
par mein panchiyon ki aankhon mein
apne liye prem dekh rah jaata hoon chup
ki mere rone ke swar mein kahin door se aati
panchiyon kee madhur avvaz dab naa jaye
aur is tarah mein yaaden shaejkar rakhtaa hoon
hansne gaane gunguna ne ki !
mere liye patjhar jeevan ka ant nahi
agaami basant ki tayiaari hai !!


Alok Jain

Better than mine

I had ignored her for days,
But never she missed me greeting
with the chippings and warbles
Disturbed with the noise ,
ousted her out of my study
And now there is no one to greet
no one to wake me up with the first sun ray
no one to sing me a song
There is a silence but the things are still
Won't you come back,
as I realize that your noise was
better than this deadly silent
and still world of mine.