प्रार्थना------गंगा 'की' नहीं ;गंगा 'के लिए'

प्रार्थना------गंगा 'की' नहीं ;गंगा 'के लिए'

साँझ थी ढल रही...
अलंकृत नभ को कर रही
अस्ताचल सूर्याभा..........
गंगा में थी डूब रही
नयन मेरे अपलक....
गंगा को निहार रहे
मानो पतितपावनी में ....
थे पाप सारे बुहार रहे
दोपहर सा आलोक ना था
पर रोशनी इतनी भी सही
कण कण से गाथा गंगा की
कुदरत में अमृत थी घोल रही
मन ना माना......अंजुली भर
जल अधरों से लगा लिया
भ्रमित हुई खारेपन से मैं
क्या गंगासागर, गंगा से मिला
'उल्टी गंगा बहाना' मुहावरों से
निकल सत्य बन है हुआ खड़ा
या कुदरत ने लेकर करवट
जागरण सुप्त चेतनाओं का किया.

विकल मन के टूटे सितार सी
व्यथित गंगा ही सिसक उठी
गंगासागर के गंतव्य पूर्व ही
प्रदूषण से मैं जूझ रही
मेरी अश्रुधाराएँ ही हैं जो
खारा पानी को कर रही
धर्मानुष्ठान प्रार्थना ही मुझ पर
अब भारी हैं पड़ रही
माता कह कह कर पुत्र ही
दीप सीने पर हैं जला रहे
लावण्य भरी ममता जला कर
मौत असमय हैं बुला रहे


गौमुख की सी वह लावण्यता
फिर तुम मुझे लौटा दो
पाप निज तन मन की स्व में ही
रूपांतरित कर बहा दो
पतित पावन तुम सब बन कर
चलो ! अब मैल मेरे हरो
प्रार्थना 'मेरी' नहीं
अब प्रार्थना 'मेरे लिए' करो
-yamuna

women...women everywhere

1) NO LUST ; NO TEMPTATION

in my childhood..
i received many gifts
dolls,toys,uncountable hugs & kisses
as i was a girl child
dolls attracted me
i had choosen three dolls
treasured them in a small box.

seasons came & went...
a pink winter led me to my adolscence
numerous gifts i received again
colour boxes,chocolates & watches
i had chosen seven colours
spread them on a small canvas.

seasons came & went
a lovely spring clutched my hand ..
led to my youth
i received countable gifts..
some pens,some books & selected dreams
i had not treasured them
as they seemed to be part & parcel of my life

the three treasured dolls ...
resemble the very one dream
father doll,mother doll & daughter doll .
on large canvas of my life
all the seven colours are scattered
the book none but papa's diary
the pen gifted by my destined companion
all gifts add extreme pleasure to my life
thus the invaluable gif t(life) is adorned .
giving sweet enjoyment of childhood
rainbow shade of adolscence
strong purpose of youth
now in adulthood
NO LUST ; NO TEMPTATION
for any more gift
a deep contentment....an immense satisfaction
leads me to tranquility
gives meaning to my very existence
i can live life....in its fullest
till the last breath.

2) RAKHI'S THREAD TO WEAVE

women..women...
everywhere

in whatsapp d most
in facebook post
in shopping malls
on coloured walls
on fashion ramp
in spicy stories' vamp

i question ....
where are the women ???
clad decently
work efficiently
treated respectfully
welcomed cheerfully .

some of THEM reply
they are hidden...
protected carefully
as MY mother..MY sister
rest all are...
insects on land
dolls in hand
creature downtrodden
always mistaken.

i think ....
women's life
so nicely woven
in GOD's loom
why insulted so badly
to live in gloom
with the birth of women
GOD finishes HIS creation

now its turn of all men of society
to weave women's existence
taking all the threads of RAKHI
as nice as
GOD's woven .

3) INTRODUCTION ...........I to ME

In this vast world
i stepped on my journey
from womb to the globe
known to my mom only .
days...weeks...months...
years ...and ...decades ...
.......passed .
one day...
i started a search for me
in globe ....nowhere was I
in continent....no mark...why ???
in country....not even with a dot
in state ....not as a drop in a pot
in locality...people refused to recognize
in family...search was enough to mesmerize
was i saddened!!!!
was i disappointed !!!
absolutely no...not @ all
why should the search be misunderstood
as the 'I' to 'ME' was never be introduced.

-yamuna pathak