Rhyme is not a crime

Bachpan ke kaagaj ki kashti

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:28:00 +0000

Bachpan ke kaagaj ki kashti

Ab chalegi tel ki nadiyo me

gale to theek

doobe to theek

jale to theek...

pachpan ke savere ki sair

ab hogi dhundhli galiyo me

dikhe to theek

gire to theek

mare to theek

Samunder Kinaare beach pe

banaya kachre ka dher

Unchi vaadiyo ki bulandi ko

humne diya hai chhed

Neele sunhare Ambar pe

Chhode hai dhue ke baadal

Dharti ki sunhari parat pe

bichhaya hai concrete ka jungle

Sambhal jaa ae zaalim

Ab hoga dangal

Sambhal jaa ae zaalim

Ab ho raha hai dangal

lockdown

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:09:00 +0000

Har muskhil se lada hain Insaan
Yeh daur bhi gujar jaayega
Rakh hausla buland
Yeh sankat bhi tal jaayega
Chand mahino ki hai taqleef
Is raat ke baad savera aayega
Is raat ke baad savera aayega

Random lines #

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:08:00 +0000

सोचा था बूरे वक़्त के सायें को पैरों तले रौंद कर आगे बढ़ जाऊँगा
उस वक़्त क्या पता था कि अँधेरी रात इंतज़ार कर रही थी

Dark dense clouds

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:53:00 +0000

Dark dense clouds

Preparing to cry

Pain, agony, wrath

Decades long aftermath

Dark clouds all around

Wind brings them together

Wind blows them apart

Patient, tolerating dark long night

A little spark, induction of fight

Life-saver for some

Catastrophic blow for others

Pray for end of this mayhem

or face some more shame

times

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:03:00 +0000

Devil's smile, free of cost,

Bad times, a solid affinity,

A moment of happiness,

A conquered war or a serendipity?

I am all dark

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:52:00 +0000

Morning sun-shine follows my path,
In afternoon, I face sun's wrath,
Some evenings, I see sun set,
Nights I generally leave to fate

I work in field, raising food,
Any given month, I stand tall
My field's children, let other's survive
Yet, I am all dark
My life is all dark

Mumbai Crowd

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:34:00 +0000

I wake up early,
Get ready quickly,
I rush for work,
I run towards local trains,
At times, fighting Mumbai rains,

I prefer hanging on gate,
I am stuck in passage,
or I sit back and enjoy,
I am pushed/pulled by strangers,
I face many dangers,

I am worried about my belongings,
I am listening to songs,
I am reading newspaper,
I am cursing someone,
or I am having plain fun,

I use commuting time for Sleep,
At times, I end up thinking deep,
As train reaches station,
I start finding my way,
Similar story every day,

I get disgusted often,
I hate myself,
For I am the victim,
For I am the crowd,
For I am the crowd.

ps- Yesterday, I was watching "Jab We Met". There was one dialogue stating we hate crowd while being part of crowd - Idea borrowed from movie :-)

Zindagi

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:34:00 +0000

Zindagi bahut chhoti hai kaake
Jee le har pal, jee lagaake
Rone se kya milega
Laga lo thode thhahaake

Tolne me har pal
Aaj ban jaayega kal
Kaun safal, kaun vifal
Mrityu to hai atal

Sun mann ki muraad
Baaki sab uske baad
Jab tak hai jaan
Chakh le jahaan ka swaad

Kaun kya kahe
Usse tujhko kya
Ateet ke saaye se bach
Har pal hai nayaa

Jindagi bahut chhoti hai kaake
Jee le har pal, jee lagaake

woh bhi koi din the, aur ek yeh din hai

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:36:00 +0000

Ghar ka aangan, Maa ke haatho ka khaana,

gali me kanche, chhat par cricket,

khel khel me gande ho ke aana,

sun kar fatkaar, rone lag jaana.

woh bhi koi din the, aur ek yeh din hai

warden se darr darr kar rehna,

dande ki taal par naachna,

Saathi sehpathiyo ke saath khelna kudna

jab din dhale to wohi mess ka ganda khaana

woh bhi koi din the, aur ek yeh din hai

dosto ke saath masti maze karna,

swantantra panchhi ki tarah udna,

jeevan ke safar me, haar jeet ka rona gaana

jab din dhale to, wohi mess ka ganda khaana

woh bhi koi din the, aur ek yeh din hai

anjaan sheher, anjaan gali,

ajnabi log, ajnabi bhasha,

yaha aakar hi hai humne jaana,

purani jindagi hi thi acchi bhali.

random boredom

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:09:00 +0000

precious moment, precious time

shouldn't be wasted on rhyme

but only hell lotta leisure

is property of mine

no matter what

no matter where

I dun know why

boredom was there

the things I liked

things I enjoyed

sooner or later

I was annoyed

random

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:07:00 +0000

Khuli aankhe rakhke sona,

Chhoti Moti baaton par rona,

Umr ke maan se bade ho gaye hum

par gaya nahi ab tak bachpana

Swapne lok me khoye rehna

Sach me kuchh karne se darna

Ab tak tha sab seekh lena

shayad kismat me na tha seekhna

Umr ke maan se bade ho gaye hum

par gaya nahi ab tak bachpana

main aur duniya

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Karunga me wohi jo duniya ko bhaaye,

aisi karni laaye pachhtava,

phir bhi karta hun mei wahi

kya pata apne mann ki hi sabko pasand aaye

Kya pata duniya ki soch ko main bhaap naa paaya

phir bhi naa jaane kyun yeh dil ghabraaye.

when things weren't going my way

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:56:00 +0000

कल था वोह पल
दील में थी हलचल
धीमे धीमे हौले हौले
दील में थी धड़कन

भारतीय प्रबंध संसथान से
जुड़ा है ऐसा बंधन
कभी जिन्दगी है हसीन
कभी मरते है हरदम

बड़ी बड़ी उपलब्धियों के
देखे थे छोटे छोटे सपने
समय की सवारी में
स्वप्न सारे टूटने लगे अपने

सोचा था यही है मंजील
सजायी थी हमने मेहफ़ील
काश उस समय पता होता
के जा राहे है हम कारगील

job interviews....

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:12:00 +0000

What is your goal
be it long or short
knowing it is very important
to get on the board

who are you
what did you do
be very clear about it
to make yourself a fit

be global, have clarity
as contradicting as it could be
but to exact tough mountain
this is how it should be

As ugly as it is
you must like it
in this wild forest
you gotta avoid a hit

Random #2

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:10:00 +0000

Boredom strikes yet again,
Going through is such a pain,
what am I doing here
can somebody explain

Wondering and Wandering
all that I am doing
When will I recognize
There's scope for improving

Why do I think
is there any link
all this is waste
ting tind tiding...

No clue about how to end :|

Random............!

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:43:00 +0000

Vast nothingness all around
slowly, slightly, disappearing...
is it vanishing away
or accumulating inside me

With passing time
I see things all around
but deep inside me
nothingness is sound

every second
every moment
I see change
but not within me

Too late

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:09:00 +0000

You can't change your fate
it's a bit too late
gone is gone now
you have lost everything, you're great!!

All the time that you wasted
time to pay price for that
what can you do now
time's gone mate!!

you should have thought
when you invested time in chat
if only you could have used constructively
but no, you're great!!

opportunities were there
open were some gates
you had your chances
but you were interested in useless games and chats!!

you knew you had to put fight
you're the one who took it lightly
you should've burnt days and nights

सहमा सहमा, डरा डरा

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:11:00 +0000

सहमा सहमा, डरा डरा
कंपकंपाते हुए
डगमग डगमग कदम बड़े
किसी अंजान मंजिल की और

हर राह दिखी खुबसूरत
हर दिशा मन् दौड़ चला
पहले कदम की थी ना हिम्मत
गधा, वही की वही रह गया

सोचा आएगा कोई मसीहा
सही दिशा, सही राह,
हिम्मत और चलने का साह
देखते हुए सपने, राह तकता रहा

देखके दुसरो की चाह
बस जलता रहा
पहला कदम रखने से पहले
राह से डरता रहा

सहमा सहमा डरा डरा
रोते हुए अपनी किस्मत पे
जिंदगी से मोहब्बत कर ना सका
जीते जीते ही जिन्दा लाश बन गया
-
किर्तन

हमेशा की तरह विषय से परे चल पड़ा :P

Struggle

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:50:00 +0000

A drop of water
falling from open sky,
Are Gods crying

Hot stream can vaporize it,
    in midway, it may die
yet she is flying

facing strong winds
     constant deviation to its path
yet she is finding her way

heat took her away
      lost identity to clouds
yet she is fighting back

hurdles will always be there
       but the choice is yours
find your way or turn your back

-
Kirtan

Morning

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:39:00 +0000

A kiss of awakening sunlight
A hiss about going to work
day will be beautiful, mind insists
sleepy feeling, persists

A face yawning, lazying
A case in support of sleeping
get up, let's begin the chase
otherwise give up rat race

A doze (sleep), waiting at work
A dose (work), waiting at desk
browser tempting to browse
oh crap.. just leave the house

I again lost control on thought process and ended up writing this three stanza. Well, as far as second last line is concerned, I am talking about temptation to browse the internet before leaving for office.

Chronicles of an unstable mind

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:48:00 +0000

In the morning,
Life is great.

Late afternoon,
Routine sucks.

Early Evening,
no work please.

Late Evening,
Where is she?

Early Night,
Life is not that bad.

Late Night,
Life Sucks.

Next Day, Next Story!!

In the morning,
Laziness rocks.

Late Afternoon,
Sleepy head.

Early Evening,
Time for play.

Late Evening,
Dinner is great.

Early Night,
What a movie.

Late Night,
lets go to sleep.

Next Day, Next Story!!

In the morning,
I need a car.

Late Afternoon,
no work please.

Early Evening,
I want a date.

Late Evening,
Live me alone.

Early Night,
I am confused.

Late Night,
I dun know nothing.

I myself do not know what exactly I was thinking while penning down these lines. In the beginning I thought of putting some chronological chronicles of a truly unstable mind but than I let my unstable mind take over my earlier thought process :)

Blind Rhyme

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:47:00 +0000

A desire,
igniting a fire,
except everything else
only she is there to admire

She is gorgeous,
she is awesome,
she is best,
She is angel.
Nothing else matters,

Am I blind,
is she my world,
how stupid-some,
still Can't help,
why nothing else matters?

Ek tanha panchi akela

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Ek tanha panchi akela

daal daal tehlata tehlata

hawa ke jhonko ke sang

ghumta firta chalta khelta

Ek anjaan raah par

manzil ki talaash mein

ajnabi panchiyo ke beech

apne ghosle se pare

Pankh hai to ud chala

neend aayee to so gaya

kuchh na ho to

bas chal pada

daal daal tehlata tehalata

pata nahi kis disha me nikal pada

Har Ghadi, Har sama

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:16:00 +0000

Har Waqt, Har sama,
Sajaate hue Khwabo ka Ashiyaana,
Woh Sapne Dekhta Chala,
Woh Aage badta Chala.

Dheere Dheere Ghar walo se dur,
Dheere dheere apno se door,
Aur fir ek waqt aaya,
Chal pada woh sapno se door,

Har ghadi, Har Lamha,

Ek naya sapna,
Chaha kisi aur ko banana apna,
aur woh apno se dur chal pada

Har Ghadi, Har Sama

Saajate hue Khwabo ka Ashiyaana
Woh nayee raah dhundhte raha
aur Jingadi se dur chal pada

Kirtan

This was written in five minutes time.. A simple flow of idea without any cross thought... !!

aur haan, meri hindi bahut acchi nahi hai.. agar kuchh galat shabd ka prayog kiya ho to krupaya mujhe bata dijiye.. Bahut bahut Dhanyawad!!

Dreams and goals

noreply@blogger.com (kirtan) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:56:00 +0000

Wanted to fly

Dreamt to conquer world

on other instant

thought of saving world

I thought I m the best

Dreamt to achieve everything

Set highest goals

and visualised achieving

Dead line, not in dictionary

Achievable , not concerned

I wish I realised earlier

am just another normal man

PS :- goals should be realistic and time frame should be must!!