anil gupta's blog

may the path ahead be pleasant for you,

o traveller

go and bless the shadows of the trees

that saved you from the heat

and also bless those bamboo groves

which saved  you from the storms

but then remember,

once in a while

those small pools of water on the roadside

in which you cooled your heels

washed the dust off,

 so that it feels

cool, clean and calm

go away traveller, go away

your memory is like a cool balm

i walked with you all these years

as fast as i could

will you pause a bit now

i can not walk fast any longer

but then i am still walking

often alone

because you are always traveling

or sittiong before your computer

is this how one rewards the patience and persistence

ask yourself

ah!!

why should i still long for affirmation

of the feelings which are there,

we both know  it

for decades, several decades

but then periodically

why should doubt arise,

may be it is like a shriveling of leaves

reminding  that trees have to be watered

and manured

when the deeper calls connect to an outer layer of a shell

we start listening the voiced

whcih we had not heard for so long

complaints about neglect,

yawns of yesteryears

when effortlessly i tried to tell

but then when you were busy

 nurturing the garden,

i was busy

dispersing the seeds

neither seeds grew

or garden remained intact

today we stand at the edge of the garden

laughing and remembering

how nice it would have been

if the late train had not let me board it

and thus  lose track of the moments

which we both miss today

also today

koshish hi to ki thi jiska jikra ab honey laga hai,

 warna gujar janey ko to jindagi nahin kehtey.

 aapney ayney mein dekha aur pehchan liya hamko,

 warna pehchan isni aasan nahin ki wo dua karedey 

dont ask me to wait for so long

have not i waited for so long already

but then without waiting, will i ever learn the lessons

that require reflections

possible only when

 one expects insighst to occur without any reflected wall

behind you

jameen ke ek tukadey ke seeney se foot padha

suraj ka ankuraur phir kisee saye ko chain na tha

sab key sab bhagney lagey

kisee ped ki shakha ko aitbar nahin raha ki wo sayon ko pal sakegi

lekin phir suraj ko mehsoos hua,

aakhir usey bhi log andherey  ki kokh se nikalney par hi namskar kartyey hain

sayon aur andheron ke bina kis tarah wo jee payega

aur phir us ankur ko sara  sukha jal yaad aya

sayon ke bina sagar to jinda they par unmei pal rahi machhaliya marney ko tayyar thi

wo jee gayin

the little flowers will attract bees thoughbut who knows where will these bees rest tonioght

some body has ignited fire under this  treee which

used to host them for so long

shall i extinguish  the fire

and let the food of the hungry remain uncooked

or let the bee rest

regardless

why should we not mingle with crowd

asked the kites

painted in different colours

but then soem kites alwasy stood out, they flew in the sky

but dont ask why

they would  not engage with other kites

inviting and tempting as the  endeavour seemed

 may be they are made that way

every  day she will come and put some straws in her nest

and then will come strong winds

 and blow it away

she will not give up but will storms give up, neither

one day she realized that  stitching leaves togther is better

than the layering the same

now, how will wind trake away the tree's banches

and leaves still green

the stitches are still sustaining

and the nest has been overtaken by the ants

and the bird has shifted the tree

hoping that that wind will give up

Ah!