the prey and the prayer

came across the term 'acrostic poetry'----and heres an attempt.hope you will like it 

the sentence is ---I  sat  on the edge of cliff wishing to die---the froggy part is just a dash of humourand not acrostic


too much of love and romance have come out from my key board----hence this change

acrostic

I  sat  on the  edge of cliff
sorry at my plight.
Ah!  !why hadn't I seen
That wicked gleam in her eye?


Oh! no lover can ever bear this
Neither so could I.
Emanating
Deceit and
Garish ideas -were, from those large lotus
Eyes.

Only she could tell why and
For what had she betrayed,

Cheated  on my
Love--which
I had thought  would bring with it more love in an array.
Faith mine was killed by
 Fate, which had me thus  betrayed.
When that day she walked away
Ignoring  both  my arms 
Stretched wide   to engulf .
Her eyes swept past; and my hands
In an instant were rebuffed.

No more did she need them
Gone was the welcome smile.
Tense,and  alone  I watched her
On  some other arm recline.

Demoralized  life, brought me here with
Intentions to die
Ending my life as anonymous with no one to cry .



                                                         II




















non acrostic



There was this frog ,so hungry,
wandering in search of food
the only thing he saw was
this  man on the cliff  about to swoon.

He prayed to God ,this frog
How can I eat that giant?
Please do something oh lord!!
and make him for my mouth more pliant.

GOD was that day in good humour
"as" all was well with the world.
He thought let me bless this
beast of prey--and HE his fingers twirled.

Lo and behold !GOD!!!!, changed , the slimmy  froggy's  head
His mouth was elongated, and  big teeth grew instead
Some spikes too grew  which made  him look oh!! ever so more vile
That  God in his humour !!!!called him a cute  FROCODILE.




THE Man above was the  prey
and the  frog below
THE PRAYER
God that day had made up his mind
to oblige all his HEIRS 

He fulfilled  the lover's wish
to jump from the  cliff and die
and thus  provided food
for his favourite  frocodile 

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cheeni zyada

कभी चीनी कम थी कभी चीनी ज्यादाI 

कभी थे वो शामिल कभी सिर्फ वादा
 I कभी झुर्मोटो में थे बहते समु न्दर 
कही सपनो में सिर्फ आते ये मंज़र I 

कभी धड़कने गुनगुनाती सी रहती 
कभी धड़कने रह जाती सिसकती II 

कभी सीपिया ढेरो मोती ले आती कभी 
सीपिया पावो में चुभ सी जातीI 
कभी चोटियो से बहते थे झरने 
कभी रेत पे लगते आंसू बिखरने II

 कभी हम खामोश बिता देते वो शामे 
कभी कोलाहल को चीरती सिर्फ आहे II

 कभी हम न होते ,कभी वो न आते कभी वक़्त कर जाता बेवफाई 
कभी सोचते हम!क्यों उन्हें न याद आई ?

                   ****** ******** 
तभी कह उठा दिल! भूल जाओ वो बातें
 निहारो इन्हें नयी है ये राहेंI 

ये खुशबू ये फूल ये धूप ये छायें 
ये झरने ये टेसू ये चहकते पखेरू I 

अरे ज़रा देख मुड के वो मंज़र सुहाना !
! तेरे साथ है तेरा गुज़रा जमाना 
वो साथी जो छूटे यही आ राहें है
 ख़ुशी के मिलन के गीत भी गा रहें है I

 पूछना तो कहेंगे पता है तुझे क्या?

 युही रुक गया था आराम फरमा रहा था
 और रेत और साए और बहते समुंदर ?!!
 उनसे ज्यादा भाते हमें है फूलों के ये मंज़र 

तभी थाम लेना रोक लेना मुस्कुराहटों को 
खिल्खिलाह्तें साथ आ जाएँगी खुदबखुद यूँ
                    *********** ********* 
न प्याली है बदली , न बंदिशे लगेंगी
 चीनी हमेशा थोडी ज्यादा रहेगी II 




Kabhi cheeni kum thhee,
 Kabhi cheeni zyadaa.

Kabhi thhe woh shaamil ,
Kabhi sirf wada.  
                            Kabhi jhurmuto mne thhey bahte samunder
                             Kabhi sapno mne sirf aate ye manzar.

                            Kabhi dhadkane gungunaati si rahti,
                            Kabhi dhadkane  rah  jaati sisakti.


                             Kabhi seepiya dhero moti le aati
                             Kabhi  seepiya paaon  mne chubh si jaati.

Kabhi chotiyoun se bahte woh jharne ,
Kabhi  ret pe  lagte aansoo bikharne.

Kabhi hum kamosh bitaa dete  woh  shamey  
Kabhi kolahal ko cheerti sirf aahne.

                             Kabhi hum na hotey 
                             Kabhi woh na aatey

     Kabhi waqt kar jaata  bewafayee
    Kabhi sochte hum kyuoo unhe na yaad aayee.

******                       ******                     ******                *******

Tabhi kah  utthaa dil  bhool jao woh batein!
Niharo inhe nayee hai ye raahey

Ye khushboo yeh  phool yeh dhoop yeh chhaye             
Yeh jharne ye tesu  ye chahkte pakheru

Arre !! jaraa dekh    mud ke  woh manzar  suhana 
Tere saath hi hai woh gujra zamana

Woh saathi jo chhute yahni  aa  rahe  hai!!
Khushi ke lo dekho geet bhi ga rahe hai!!

Poochhna toh kahenge pataa hai tujhe kya?

"jaraa thhak gaya thaa araam farmaa rahaa thaa
aur ret, aur  seepiya aur jhurmuto ke samunder!

unse zyadaa bhaate hamko  phoolo ke yeh manzar"


Tabhi , thhaam lena rok lena muskurahto ko
Khilkhilahte  saath aa jayengi khud -ba-khud yuoon

*******             *******                   ********                   *******

Na  pyalee  hai  badli  Na  bandishe  lagengi
Cheeni  hamesha  "thodi"  zyada  rahegi

Don't walk into the woods

Said ,mama to her daughter
"My darling sweetheart
Promise this before you leave
Before we two depart.
Don't go into the woods
My little Red Riding Hood
My darling my daughter don't go into the woods."

"For there be wild animals
And also a Big Bad Wolf
Go through the town ,
I say this to you for your own good."

"Buy flowers from the florist
And cake from the baker's
But please my darling sweetheart
Avoid the woods ,and its predators."

"Bye mama ! dont you worry
I'll heed to your advise
And go through the roads, with those neon lights .
There will be no darkness,and no four legged beast
But what !! if some animal comes in the garb of a ,'priest'?"

"What will I do when my screams
will fall on deaf ears??
What will I do when the milling crowd
Will swiftly change its gears??
What !! if the passersby !, will look the other way !!
When some vote seeker will snatch my hood away??

"Mama tell you this
The jungle is very safe
A wolf however bad ; will attack
Only if hunger sways.
There 's hope that a woodcutter
Going on his way,
May help ,and protect me ;
He will never look away."

"The two legged beasts
The cowards all around
Will leave me all alone
To fight the human hound."

"So mama don't  you  worry
I know my lessons fine
Will run into the jungle
when the civil animals arrive.

I will hide into the safety
Of the wild animals den
I know they will protect me
From my own bretheren"

GOD'S best creations!!!
Are they ???? 

So say the learned men !!!!!!! 


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My key to happiness

That  veil  through  which I could not see;
That veil  which had hidden thee from me.

The song that came from the room behind,
The song which had said ' you are mine'.                  

It had no musician to set a tune,
It lay in the sands amid'st the dunes.

Then from the oasis which lay yonder,
Came you as the traveler or as the wanderer?         

Your hands clutched the music ;Your lips sang the tune,
The song came to life together with the moon.

Then came the minstrels  and sat beside ;then followed the fairies and the elfs alike.
Then came the dew drops to drench the sand,then came the flowers to bless the land.

 The desert of my heart was blessed with love
   God sent my 'manna' through his messenger the dove

                                                           

I now had the key to the lock in the door
The veil too now lay abandoned on the floor;

         I pushed the door very softly ajar,                 
  The Goddess was there ! Oh !and alas!                                              
                       
She stood there with her lips in a  smile
The key to happiness was forever mine.



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dilli ki kahani

This poem is a dialogue between the souls of Akbar and his nine jewels

birbal
raja todarmal
raja mansingh
abul fazal
abudurrahim khan-e-khanaa
tansen
mullah do pyaza
faizee
faqir azioddin




दिल्ली की कहानी नौ रत्नों की ज़ुबानी


जन्नत में खुदा से
लेकर इक दिन इज़ाज़त्
अकबर ने बुलाया
अपने नौरत्नो को फ़ौरन्
कहा ----"जाये
जमी पे आप सब्
देखे वहां का हाल
और फिर वहां से लौट कर
करे हमको सब् बयान "

जब् लौट के आये
सारे महारथी
पावो से धरती खिसक चुकी थी
और आँखों में थी नमी

अन्दाज़े बयान उनका कुछः इस तरहा से था

बीरबल ने सबसे पहले
किया दर्द यूं बयान
"खुश्नसीब् है हम और आप
जो रहते नही वहां
दिल्ली नही रही दिल वालों की जहापना
कुछः शौक् बदल गये है बाशिंदों के अब
बस लूट् मची हुयी है
और लुट् रहे है सब् ।
क्या हिन्दु क्या मुस्लिम क्या सिखख क्या ईसायी
मजहब् है सब् का एक
बस रुप्यो की कमायी
औरत की असमत और
इन्सानियत की पाकीज्गी
दोनो बने हुये है
जैसे मजाक की हो कोई चीज"

ये सुन के बादशाह हैरान हो गए
टोडरमल की ओर  घुमायी अपनी नजरे
हिंदुस्तान की हालत देख वो थे सोच में बड़े
घबरा के उन्होंने मांगी मोहलत
थोड़ी सी
कहने लगे " हिंदुस्तान की चिंताजनक
है आर्थिक स्तिथि बड़ी
मह्न्गायी इतनी है की जनता है रो रही
सोना तो फिर भी मिलता है
पर रोटी के है लाले पडे बडे
है मयस्सर नहीं कईयो को तन के लिए कपडे"

फकीर अज़्हिओद्दिन से तब अकबर ने मांगी
कोई सलाह
कह दिया उन्होंने दो टूक
"हुज़ूर शायद सख्ती ही रंग ला सके
वरना बाकी है सब फना"

बादशाह ने मानसिंह से कहा
"कुछ सुझाइए सिपहसलार"
मानसिंह भी रो पड़े
शर्मिंदगी के साथ
कहने लगे "लालच ने कर दिया है फौज को भी दागदार
लेकीन अभी भी है लोग थोडे से बचे हुये
जो जजबा इमान धरम का दिल मे है रखते
करते है कोशिश शायद हाल सुधरे जहापना"

इन ल्फ्जो ने मानसिंग के
किया मरहम कि तऱ्ह काम
अकबर ने सोचा शायद बन जाये बिगडी बात

फिर चैन से उसने तानसेन
कि ओर रुख किया
' क्यो गुमसुम से लग रहे है
क्या बात है मिया ?
उदासी कि ऐसी कोई क्या बात हो गयी
मौसिकी तो महफूज है न ?
या वो भी गरक हुई ? '
तानसेन कि आंखो से बहने लागे आंसू
"मत पूछिये हुजूर
कह न सकेंगे हम
कैसे हलाल कर दिया है संगीत को बेरहम"
कहने लगे "हर ओर है तबाही बड़ी
संगीत में भी नहीं मिलेगी सुकून की कोई झलक
गीतों में सुर न ताल है न है कोई तड़प
लगता है जैसे दिलों में अब बाकी नहीं कसक ".

अब्दुल रहीम खानेखाना
और अबुल फज़ल
दोनों ने कहा
"माफ़ कर दीजिये हुज़ूर
हम से न ले कोई टहल
सारे होश उड गये है
हमारे दिल गये है दहल "

अब बच गए
मुल्लाह दो पियाज़ा
वो थे शायर भी और फकीर
कह दिया उन्होंने
आँखों में भर के बहुत सा नीर
नाम हमारा बन के रह गया है
"खाना कोई लजीज
मिलते है सरायो(होटल) में मुर्ग दो प्याज़ा
नवरतन कोरमा.,  और खीर "

फिर याद आयी अकबर को
फैझी साहब की
जो बुत बने खडे थे
और सोच रहे थे
उस कौम को क्या हुआ
किसकी नजर लगी
क्या भूल हुई हमसे
क्यो भूल गये हमको
हमने तो दिया था
इन्हे दिन -ए- इलाही
कैसे आ गयी इस मुल्क पर ऐसी तबाही
फिर हाथ उठा कर
कहा या अल्लाह हे ईश्वर
रोक ले इस कौम को
अब बंद तबाही को करये देख के बाकियोन ने भी
उनकी आवाज मे आवाज मिला दी
इस मुल्क को
जमी को
दुनिया को
ले बचा या इलाही
हे ईश्वर
मेरे अल्लाह
करते है हम दुआ
यही है
हमारी विनती
यही है
हमारी इल्तजा

Love Marriage Ya arranged Marriage

Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage

Marriages they say are made in heaven

So whether its love marriage or arranged marriage ---they all lead to the same fate with the same person that destiny has destined you to be with.



LOVE MARRIAGES or ARRANGED MARRIAGES  are just the means of finding a partner and entering into wedlock---they are not the end ;they are just the means to achieving THE END.

 
Marriages are a necessary evil ---and there are no set parameters which define a happy or an unhappy marriage.



Misunderstandings crop up so easily

between husband and wife

whereas its love,

which is actually meant to thrive.

The vows that were taken

are forgotten ,forsaken

the moment you come out of the holiest of shrines

 The target of course

can be either--- to begin,

the Hubby misunderstands

your relations to your kins.


"Why did you smile ?at that tall idiotic guy??"

 "he --is my cousin who came to say 'goodbye'"
 
"hmm...and stop backbiting at the back of my back"

"But !!never honey never ,I never do that!!!" 
 
"I know you complain

about me to your mom

Our bedroom life too

is their object of fun.""

"Oh why honey why

do you misunderstand me thus???

why are you so cynical

and making all the fuss." 

 
"Stop shedding those tears

I know they are your weapon

I will never believe them

nor for a ride will I be taken .

 "OH GOD !! give him sense

Or help me to die

How can I lead a life

with such a cynical guy.???  

The scenario projected is just a one sided affair

the same scene may be found

when the bee in the bonnet of the wifey has stirred.


"Why are you so late ?

The office at 5

had closed all its gates??"

 "The traffic was congested

I am tired and exhausted" 
 
"Hmmm....give me your coat"!!!

she flashes a smile

and sniffs at the coat

with intentions so vile

"Its smelling of a perfume

like never before

tell me where were you

with what pretty whore?

 "That sweetheart is a perfume

I bought for you

the bottle is in the pocket

in a box icy blue."

"But how did you know

such a perfume exists

I am sure its a women

who on wearing it insists.

I am going back to my moms

never to come back"

 "But darling believe me

Why do you so attack??

I have not cheated you ever

and that is a fact " 

 
"NO you are a liar

accept this you brute

all that what you say

is farthest from truth.

I 'll call the police and

my parents to sort

this matter with you ,and

our marriage abort."

 "Do as you please
I am tired of you " 

 
"OH!! so the truth comes out

finally from you??

You want me to go

so you'll have a free life

But listen here YOU man ,

however much you try

I won't set you free

I will always be your wife."


The above poem is a very true scenario and can be predicted and depicted as both;  playful banter between a happily married couple or the begining of discontentment  which will ultimately lead to bitterness and divorce .Its all  a matter of how a couple reacts to  and treats the issue.

 Marriages are just a game of adjustments .

The one reason which goes strongly in  favour of LOVE MARRIAGES  is that in this kind of marriage one partner is not thrust upon the other Both have chosen each other and know each others flaws and strengths the plus and the minus and hence do not go into a shock after wedlock .

Whereas in the case of arranged marriages the partners at times turn out be a big dissapointment . Not always though.

Another point which goes against arranged marriages is the fact that its the parents who find a match and in most cases the boy or the girl feel obliged to say yes to the arranged match. They find it against decency to oppose their parents decision or to reject their parents choice .
At times arranged marriages are also the result of some sort of gratitude or friendship among the parents. The son or daughter becomes the sacrificial goat or lets say the bait.

Its because of this involvment of parents that most of these arranged marriages seem to be longer lasting --but not necessarily HAPPY if living together in agony can be called a lasting marriage Then arranged marriages score a victory .

When people say that most divorces take place in love marriages I say what is the harm? and this happens only because the partners have a mind of their own --and nothing is forced upon them.They are not forced to living together in bitterness and anguish. 

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In the recent past we have seen so many cases of a man falling for another woman marrying her and then coming back meekly or being brought back meekly  to the first wife   and he and his estranged wife are contented enough to live HAPPILY with each other due to parental pressure . The man had fallen for a woman outside his marriage --naturally because he was not happy with his wife, but parental pressure forced him to continue living with his wife,( an arranged match) just as parental pressure and lack of courage had forced him to marry her .  The wife too is forced to  live happily with a man who had opted to cheat on her .

Aah... a HAPPY MARRIAGE .

The fact that more love marriages end in divorce is fast becoming a myth because even arranged marriages are now heading towards opting to end their Unhappy marriages .Another weapon people use is that children suffer due to divorce ---but I personally feel a child of a happy single parent is definately better off than the child of a fighting and discontented couple.

So marriages like I said in the begining are all a game of adjustments and its up to the partners to make it a success by reacting maturely and positively to a given situation and LOVE MARRIAGES  certainly are a better option to finding a good partner who is atleast not a stranger.


 Aren't we noticing  an increasing trend in arranged marriages ,of letting or more appropriately, "allowing"  the prospective partners to meet each other after engagement and before marriage to" know each other  better" is society understanding the importance of knowing each other better before marriage??---------- a camouflaged love affair.




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Sacrificed at the altar of heritage-----A king laments

"She  said
she had lived in seclusion
never touched by any hand or eye
she had entered the flames
and said "none is purer than I"

AGNI
The   FIRE GOD
had returned her unscathed
He had said she was
untainted unblemished than all"

"But as a king I have to honour
the wishes of my subjects
oh why am I to listen to that man
that washerman who himself
is  tainted and vicious?

Is this  the price
I have to pay for my lineage??
My sorrows ,my happiness,my beliefs
are they to be sacrificed
on the altar of heritage. ??

OH GOD
 I AM FRAMED
why was I not born
of humbler parents
whom no one would scorn""