Life is like a Ludo game,
Different colours, same goal,
Those who start early may not win.
Fortune plays a part.
You don't get what you want.
To succeed, you need to strike out others,
And, It's not over till it's over.
So, keep playing.
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Friday, 10 April 2020
Business of Art - NaPoWriMo Day 10
The business of art
The reach, the likes,
The number of followers,
Whom I know,
Who knows me?
Everyone's working on making their brand
True art?
I don't know.
Those who have reached the peak,
Will reiterate,
'' True talent always finds its way. ''
Well, they can say.
The real secret to success is not revealed,
Perhaps not known.
Art isn't for those,
Who expect to be rewarded,
It's for those who want to be enriched.
It's a pool of endless possibilities,
Ever expanding like the universe.
Form, no matter how lucrative,
Can't compensate for the meaning,
Hormones can't compensate for heart.
Packaging can't compensate for what's inside.
To stress about such trivial matters,
Is an invitation to misery.
Pursue the business of art minus the profit motive.
Thursday, 9 April 2020
Wo zulfon ki ek latt - NaPoWriMo Day 9
Zulfon ki ek latt chehre par aksar jhoollti thi,
Ussey khoob aata tha apne baal baandhna, .
Wo zulfon ki latt kuch aisi thi maano,
Jaise chehre ki khidki par koi sundar sa pardha,
Kisi pahad ki choti par jaise baithi barf,
Aasmaan par chalaya indra dhanush
Saaf Paani ki jheel mein jhaag.
Natak tha uska ungliyon se latt savaarna.
Saajiah toh hume adaa dikhane ki thi.
Humne muskura kar uske iss dhang ko pratsahan diya,
Darhasal wo baghi latt usaki icchaon ka parmaan thi.
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Peaceful times - NaPoWriMo Day 8
Historians tell me,
It's a great time to be alive
Not as many wars as in past.
But is absence of darkness presence of light?
Do human die only at battlefields?
What about poverty and hunger,
Disease and depression,
And are we going to talk about quality of life?
How one human treats another,
Why wealth accumulation is so emphasised?
Are the uncertainties of modern life any less?
Are the dangers to planet not alarming enough?
Where is the peace as humanity suffers,
Only the source differs.
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Jung - NaPoWriMo Day 7
Inspired by some of the lessons earned by the Gone In th wind, written by Margaret Mitchell. War and reality of war are two very different things.
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Aasaan tha dour se jung ka tabsara dena,
Zinzor uthi ruh, jab haath mein lahu dekha.
Cheek thi, guhaar thi, jab jung ka bigul baja.
Sadkon par jamaat thi mano tehwar ka manch saja.
Jawaanon ki shaan mein nagmon ka daur tha.
Rifaaqat ke har zikr mein jurrat par jor tha.
Shikast ka khayal bhi kafir tha, gaddar tha.
Qaum parasti ka junoon kuch iss qadar savaar tha.
Sarhad se jab jawanon ke sheheedi ki khabar mili
Aakhein kuch namm hui, deepakon mein lauh jali.
Jung ka bukhaar ab bhi barkaraar tha.
Bud kirdaaron ka tezi se chal raha karobaar tha.
Shaheedon ka aakda ab roj dar roj badhne laga.
Akhbaar ke aakhri panne par jung par sawaal utha.
Muflisi aur bhookmari se avaam ab ghamgheen thi.
Sarhad par lagi jung ab sheher ke beechobeech thi.
Jung par fateh kar avaam ab mayoos thi.
Choti si zameen ki keemat kya adaa ki.
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This is a link of my recitation on Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3154424797913437&id=100000378443119
Monday, 6 April 2020
The Foolish King - NaPoWriMo Day 6
Writing a limerick again. It is self exploratory.
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The foolish king enjoyed absolute sovereignty,
He ruled over his foolish subjects by decree.
When there was a famine.
He built a shrine to please the divine.
No one survived to obey the decree.
Sunday, 5 April 2020
The Meme Girl - NaPoWriMo Day 5
Here is a Limerick. It's a five line humorous poem following the rhyme scheme aabba. My limerick is a comment on the young generation getting their news through memes.
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The Meme girl
The Meme girl was a millennial who shared memes on everything, everyday.
Once she was very quiet, very out of her way.
I asked her views,.
On the recent news.
'' Sorry, '' she said, '' I didn't check memes today. ''
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