anil gupta's blog

when it was not dark enough
you lit the candle
but i wanted to soak the glimmering light
of sun setting far away
now dont tell me

stars have lost the sparkle
hence you wear the
black dress
letting reflections of lost stars still showing up

i waited
and then you left
i walked on

You sent a wave
To knock at my shore
Denuded of all molluscs and snails
The time could not wind around
The spine of shallow space

yantravat jeevan na ho is liyey main jeeta Hun,

koi swapn paley is liye gum Peeta Hun
har sans mein koi swapn paley is liye gum Peeta Hun

Mat kaho bandha hai tumko
is liyey in dhagon se Seeta Hun
Udhad na jaiyey paiband,
is liyey aandhio ki parineeta hun

Aroma of that forest,
forbidden fruits,
dripping sap from a tree,
the bees humming,
will honey trap the bear,
or the berries will suffice,
don’t know,
the cave is covered with snow

Sweat of all the labour,
poise and pause indeed is not a favour;
glory of a rising star,
may you bear with all the smoke & tar;
so what if some words not kept,
have not the guards for years not slept;
let the wars be won, even if battles r lost,
this is a letter, dare I really post?

when the pains dont perish
dont make wrinkles on the forehead
a fetish
let the river meander
let waves rejoice in
the death of all bubbles
let horses graze on stubbles
of sighs
let us hear, at least now, the unheard cries

In the zone of nothingness
I just let time
Pass through
Hoping the holes in my heart
Will become a flute

Flight cancelled, #poetry