Sooraj ki umeed..

Ever saw an ice cube, rubbing the Sun's skin?
Your touch....


Baarish ki awaaz
Mein miti ki dhadkan
Har boond par
Sooraj ki umeed
Miti ki khusbhu
Ko pane ki….

Hawa ki bhoori aanken
Aur badalon ke kale kes….
Boondon se tapa badan
Sooraj ki awaaz mein
Aaj nami hai….

My Mentor departs....

And you finally left, Subbudu.....the distance of 65 years between us, just grew little bigger.....


The air, thick with memory
melts to become camphor…
The mentor becomes a body
Set for the final rites
…
The camphor burns the memory
Of his death
He survives beyond the body
That mentored me once…