गौरैया, तुम्हारा नाम क्या था

Few days back, I went to a place to teach some sessions. 

Their guest house had these sparrow-huts. 

Sparrows were nesting and chirping all over the place.

Best thing I saw in a long while!

 

All my cameras

When I went home this time, I found a basket in the storeroom with all my old cameras. Turns out they were still working. Some old pictures were also stored in those memory cards. I extracted everything. I searched every one of them. I scanned every single picture. For a trace of you! You were not there. You were not there in my past. Finally, all your traces from my past are gone. Some memories remain. Don't worry. Time will erase those too. 

 

गए दिनों की धूप जो कच्चे पापड़ छत पर सूख रहे थे

ये लाइन है मेरी एक नज़्म की पहली लाइन। जिसको पढ़ कर मम्मी - पापा रो दिए थे। 

पूरी नज़्म सुनोगी, मेरी आवाज़ में ? अब कैसे सुनोगी, जब सारे पुल ही जला दिए तुमने? 

खैर, कभी दिल भटक जाए तो मैं तुमको पुल के उसी वीरान किनारे पर मिलूंगा, जहाँ सब कुछ जल चुका है।।