koi dastak na koi aahaT thi — P P Srivastava Rind

surkh mausam ki kahaani to puraani ho gai
khul gayaa mausam to saare shahr mein charchaa huaa

aastinon mein chhupaa kar saanp bhi laae the log
shahr ki is bhiiD mein kuchh log baazigar bhi the

maanaa ki zalzala thaa yahaan kam bahut hi kam
basti mein bach gae the makaan kam bahut hi kam

aasudgi ne thapkiyaan de kar sulaa diyaa
ghar ki zaruraton ne jagaayaa to Dar lagaa

khvaahishon ki aanch mein tapte badan ki lazzatein hain
aur vahshi raat hai gumraahiyaan sar par uThaae

barf-manzar dhuul ke baadal havaa ke qahqahe
jo kabhi dahliz ke baahar the vo andar bhi the