Apparitions

Apparitions

A Verse in Hindi-हिन्दीमे कुछ पंक्तियाँ

खयालोमें बेखबर 

होते हुए बेसबर 

चूने लगी ये आँखे। 

बेवजह, दिनमे 

होता है ये अक्सर।  

                   चारु 

Dancing Frogs

In honor of all those who fondly remember their childhood frog friends who are in danger of disappearing.

Abandoned Places

I am drawn to ruins and abandoned places. Perhaps because they house stories. If only they could tell and we could hear.

I have copied and pasted three photographs from news.distractify.com. To see more one can click on the links provided below.

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/photos/abandoned-places-24231388

http://news.distractify.com/culture/arts/the-most-spectacular-abandoned-places-in-the-world/

A Hindi Song...Nau Bahar....My Favorite

Oof! what killer words!

Naa Mei Jaanu Aarti Vandan, Naa Poojaa Ki Reet,

Hai Anjaani Darad Deewaani Meri Paagal Preet .......

Ghaayal ki Gat Ghaayal Jaane.....

A Turncoat

A Turncoat

Singularly Single

A photograph manipulated with Photoshop

Singularly Single

An Old Hindi Song

A friend favored us with this oldie:

I post it here with the sincerest of apologies for the quality of the video and the sound. But I was willing to sacrifice the quality for listening it once and for the first time. I had never heard it in my life before.

Music: Mohammed Shafi Nyazi 

Lyrics:  Madhup Sharma.

Singers: Hemant and Lata

Movie: Daara

Year: 1953

हे: कुछ नज़र हटी कुछ नज़र झूकी

टकराके लबोँ से बात छूपी

ल: ये बात छुपाए छुप न सकी

हम तुम से मुहब्बत कर बैठे

को: दो बोल तेरे मीठे मीठे

ल: (दो बोल तेरे मीठे मीठे

दिल जान के मालिक बन बैठे) -२ ...

ल: तू पलकों की परछाई में

तू ये दिल की गहराई में

हम एक इशारे पर अपनी

दुनिया को तुम्हारा कर बैठे ...

ल: खुशीयों का जो आया ये मेला

दिल तेरा अकेला जब से मिला

आकाश की सूनी झोली में

हम चाँद सितारे भर बैठे ...

Rain Drops-बारिश की बूंदे

Rain Drops-बारिश की बूंदे 

Right O'Escape

Somewhere in a

war-torn land

a single lane

dirt road leading

in and out

of a ravaged town

is made impassable.

Gun-mounted tanks

with gunners within,

jeeps packed with

captains and majors

bellowing orders

to foot soldiers

carrying knapsacks,

marching behind.

Kill enemy on sight.

Set property on fire.

Soldiers fatigued

twice over

 have a glint

in their eyes

for, they shall kill

for, they shall burn

Suddenly

An alarm shrieks by.

A truck needs to pass

to douse a fire

set somewhere

by the squadron

along their way.

Emergency!

Right o’passage!

Right o’passage!

Tanks jeeps and soldiers part, 

as did the Red Sea for Moses,

to allow right o’passage

to men with helmets

on the fire-truck.

It was a ruse.

A subterfuge

to get away

by the men with helmets

on the fire truck; for they

 were enemy (POW).

This can happen

in a war-torn zone
And it did!