woh puraani si kitaab
tumhara intezaar karti hai
us diary jisme
tumne do saal
pehle likha tha
uske kaafi panne
abhi bhi khali hai
pukaar ti hai
woh galiyaan tujhe
jimne tune apni zindagi guzari
woh puaarna makaaan
woh chacha ki toffee ki dukaan
aaj bhi wahi hai
chacha ki umar hogayi hai ab
lekin unkio budi aankhein
aaj bhi tujhe
dekhengi toh khush ho jaengi
shayad tere aane se
us gali mai
thodi si bahar aajaegi
Shayad tu bhool chuka hai
bachpan ki woh
bhaag daud aur khel
cycle lekar galiyon ke chakkar katna
kone wali dukaan se
pahiyon mai hawa bharwana
shayad aaj tu bada aadmi ho chuka hai
gaadi mai ghumne wala
bade shehro mai rehne wala
lekin yaad rakh
mez par rakhi
woh puraani si kitaab
woh diary
woh toffee ki dukaan
chacha ki budi aanke
aur woh galiyare
tera aaj bhi intezaar dekhte hai
aaj bhi…..
-Jafar Rehman
Beautiful poem !!!
put down in such simple words that certainly leave an impact. Bhai jaan kya khoob likha hai aapne dost par 🙂
Some memories, if put down in such beautiful words can bring some long lost “Dost” back. Cheers!!
By the way – do visit my blog “ranomologies” (https://randamologies.blogspot.in/) and https://randomoetry.blogspot.in/
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Shukriya 🙂
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Beautiful!! Tells us we should not forget the roots.. and that those moments were precious.
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I agree 🙂
Thanks!
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Bahut hi sundar..
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Shukriya!
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Fabulous penned… Simple and powerful it reminds me of my childhood
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Glad you liked 🙂
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Wow that’s soooo nice!!!!
I swear u literally took me through ur memories.
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I am glad you liked it! 🙂
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Bahut khoob 🙂
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Shukriya 🙂
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Very nice sir. Bht khub likha h aapne
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Shukriya, Rahul janab.
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