jaane din dekha tha
ke raat dekha tha
bas yun yaad aata hai
maine ek khwab dekha tha

bikhra tha mujhpe surkh rang
saje the hath mehndi se
haar bhi tha shringar bhi
chan chan chanakti thi payal
jaise shehnai ho gunj rahi
mandap bhi saja tha
hawan kund bhi taiyar tha

jaane kya hua fir pal me
sab kuch dhdhak ke jal gaya
cheekhe bhi thi pukar bhi
na tu tha aya lene mujhe
na mautt hi aayi thi

main chounk ke uth gayi
dil me so sawal liye
hotho pe dua
"yeh sach na ho
yeh sach na ho"

ritu saroha

har murad puri karti thi
maa meri sab ziid puri karti thi

main sitaro se khelne kehti thi
maa bottle me jugnu diya karti thi

main samjh roti karti thi
zid chand khane ki

maa kuch yun
kah ke behlati thi
ek pari ayegi
de jayegi....

maa amavas ko roti
bata chand
khilaya karti thi


ab bhi lagta hai
loutt aye.n
phir woh masum din
maa de jeb me taare
aur baitha god me chand khilaye

ritu saroha

sochti hun ek kahani likh dun.........
chand lafzo ki zubani likh dun........

dhumil hai jo dil ke kone me
tatolun woh baat purani likh dun.............

mar miti main uski muskurahat pe
has ke woh naadani likh dun............

guzri uske pehlun me jo raat
taro ki woh chav suhani likh dun..........

bhula hai pass mere, amanat apni
naam uske woh jawani likh dun........

bhar ke kalam me ashko ki syahi
kat rahi kaise tanha zindgani likh dun..........

---ritu saroha----