ENCAGED SPARROW ******************** Cage is her only refuge Till now, she had Convinced herself Viewing birds Enjoying free flight Why, mind got confused today The bird in life-long captivation Pleaded for liberation Fowler showed mercy And opened the door of the cage Stretching wings The sparrow endeavoured To fly high in sky But, could she touch Heights of the blues She shuddered Viewing flying eagle Made up her mind To dwell in the cage again. The style of living That she had followed Since so many years Could not release herself From its captivation. Rajni Chhabra Multi-lingual Poetess & Translator
BOUNDLESS ************** Boundless like horizon At times like aromatic winds At times like showers of rain At times like mischievous spring Abundantly filled with silvery rays Bathed in moonlight At times enwrapping darkness In inner recesses of mind At times, writhing like snake Swaying in its own mood Ignoring worldly ways Pendulous, fluctuating Slippery sand like moments An ocean of dreams and fancies Dwells within me. Rajni Chhabra
In the Dark Corner ****************** Away from hustle bustle of picnic spot, a ripe-aged man was standing in a dark corner of park, was taking puffs of cigarette. Enjoying smoking, he was interrupted by an inquisite young man, who was curious to know why that old man was standing there alone, puffing cigarette. The old man replied that he was smoking in that dark corner of the park, because he did not want to be observed by his son. Abruptly, he observed that young man, too, was holding cigarette in his hand and was about to take puff. The old man asked him, "Why are you standing in this deserted corner, leaving the joy of company of others?" The young man replied, "I don't want to be noticed by my parents that I smoke" Rajni Chhabra 22/10/2024
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