Author: Reena Saxena

क्यों ढूँढूं मैं सौ बहाने जीने के
एक तुम हो और हैं आँखें तुम्हारी ।१।

पिला दे मुझे दो घूँट साकी
न उतरे उम्र भर तेरी ख़ुमारी ।२।

क्यों न हो मुझे आरज़ू तेरी
है ज़ुस्तज़ू में तेरी दुनिया सारी ।३।

काजल, बिंदी, खुली है ज़ुल्फ़ तुम्हारी
है आज मेरे क़त्ल की पूरी तैयारी ।४।

हो गयी हो तुम अब मेरी अमित
कर दो सूचना जनहित में जारी ।५।

In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 100

When it happened, he was unaware he was the one. Around him, he could see other entities, but they appeared to be focusing on their own predicament.

In front of them was a huge infinity sign.

He wondered what it was all about, but any questions he asked fell on deaf ears, either that or no one knew the answers.

Each time he posed a question, the infinity sign pulsed as if to provide him with all he needed to know, which in his estimation was not a lot.

There didn’t seem to be a solution other than to follow.

Written for: https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/reenas-exploration-challenge-100/

In years gone by
when my sons were young
we’d tell each other
I love you infinity plus one

I remember when they were teens
I’d come home from work to find
Notes with doodles, places, times
saying where they’d be

Now that they’re men out on their own
In another city, they text and they phone
I cherish the time we had when they were young
When they said, “Mom, I love you infinity plus one.”

Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge, which has reached its 100th Week!  Way to go, Reena.  Lots of wonderful prompts along the way, which have generated so many creative and memorable responses from the talented writers who respond to them.  This week Reena says:

PROMPT
The limitation this week is 100 words, though there is no restriction on the format. It can be prose, poetry, essay, reflections, reminiscences, anecdotes or…