Zindagi

Haan Zindagi tho kat jaaegi
 Kuch haste, kuch rotein
Lekin jeena tho usko kehte hain
 Jo har pal jiyein

Kabhi dekha hai aasmaan mein udte parindo ko
 kabhi socha hai kaise lagta hoga
Pankh phailan kar khule aasmaan mein udna
 Dhalte hue Suraj ki roshni mein kho jaana

Pehli baarish ki boondon ka
 Mitti mein mil jaana
Unki dheemi dheemi khusbhu
 Mein kho jaana

Phoolon ka malmal
 Chehre par sahlana..
Haan issi ko tho
  Kehte hai Jeena mere dost!

Morning Muse

Lying on the bed
I squint my eyes
Through the gleaming rays of the sun
To catch the ever elusive time

I realise
Its already too late
By this time
I should have been at the gate

I jolt myself
Out of the bed
Long gone are those
Carefree merry days

Oh! How I wish
I could turn back time
To be vanquished
Of this grime

Sadly I realise
Life must go on
There will be bumps
But I should hold on

As I leave
The warmth of the sheets
I perceive
Its a bright day outside

Dew gleaming
In the bright sun
Ants scurrying
Out of their den

Birds leaving
Their nests
Kids walking to school
In full zest

I look at the time
No more in apprehension
Now I know
My mood can't be dampened

I turn back
To get dressed
With a spring in my steps
A smile on my lips

I am strong
I will be out of this gloom
I say to myself as the sun
Peeps into my room