Unusual Leaf

I alternate between worlds I undulate, I’m serrated, I arrange myself in whorls as a flower, I’m rated   stoma – my windows to worlds absorb toxic carbon - give oxygen epidermis hides vital activity but I lend meaning to acrogens   pressed in pages of life I constitute memories read with care - the … Continue reading Unusual Leaf

सबसे जुदा है तू

English translation in Comments section

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मुझे क्यों न हो तेरी आरज़ू
कि सबसे जुदा है तू ।१।

नाउम्मीदी के आलम में
मसलसल एक सदा है तू ।२।

होंगें बहुत हसीं दुनिया में
लेकिन खुद अदा है तू ।३।

कर हम पर भी कोई करम
खुद पर ही फ़िदा है तू ।४।

अब इस से ज्यादा क्या कहूँ
सुन ले मेरा खुदा है तू ।५।

In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 78

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