tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39114464518967610512024-03-13T11:22:46.932-07:00MaxvaniMax Babi, my guru, like Tukaram has a weakness - he barely records his prolific output of poetry. Tukaram is immortal because of Santaji Jagnade who collected his works; this is my attempt to get as much of Max's stuff (he sends it on SMS) in one place.Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.comBlogger706125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-23449689965350266122014-10-26T20:04:00.001-07:002014-10-26T20:04:33.893-07:00तासीर<p dir="ltr">दिख न पाऊँ मैं किसी को पर दिखे मुझे हर तनवीर<br>
ऐ ख़ुदा मुख़तसर ही सही देदे मुझे ऐसी तासीर</p>
<p dir="ltr">Tanveer = aura <br>
mukhtasar = brief<br>
taaseer = special ability</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-45353001067919813592014-10-26T20:01:00.001-07:002014-10-26T20:01:03.419-07:00Shopkeeper<p dir="ltr">Shopkeeper dozes<br>
boredom dripping from<br>
open mouth.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-67558370451187670212014-10-26T20:00:00.001-07:002014-10-26T20:00:05.565-07:00Auditorium<p dir="ltr">Just fifty seats full<br>
the <u>auditorium</u><br>
freezes.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-52253471886372255842014-10-26T19:59:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:59:13.034-07:00दिलासा<p dir="ltr">दिलासा दिया जो क़ुरबत का खेला किए हम उसी से<br>
बदासा मिला जो ग़म बस झेला किए हम ख़ुशी से<br>
सुना सा लगा वह नग़मा, अल्फ़ाज़ के नीचे जज़बात थे<br>
ज़रा सा गिला फ़ुरक़त का देखा किए हम दूरी से</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-62742808290267490732014-10-26T19:52:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:52:46.852-07:00Madras Cafe<p dir="ltr">Madras Cafe<br>
furniture food service <br>
all <u>sombre</u></p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-80751333010177132562014-10-26T19:51:00.003-07:002014-10-26T19:51:56.694-07:00Picnic<p dir="ltr">Lovely weather<br>
home to hospital<br>
a picnic.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-5841990285524213252014-10-26T19:51:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:51:13.775-07:00Chest hair<p dir="ltr">Never trust a man<br>
who has no chest hair<br>
nor any minor vice.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-7493202322969272662014-10-26T19:50:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:50:17.450-07:00Wars<p dir="ltr">There would be no wars<br>
if everyone drank<br>
said the Bulgarian doctor.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-28852648757894149512014-10-26T19:49:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:49:33.417-07:00Drowned<p dir="ltr">My best friends<br>
drowned in alcohol -<br>
I scratch my neck.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-44480044813589581982014-10-26T19:48:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:48:41.091-07:00Dropouts<p dir="ltr">Dropouts buzz around me<br>
- I scratch every wound.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-23732816922658474552014-10-26T19:47:00.003-07:002014-10-26T19:47:49.583-07:00Snakepit<p dir="ltr">Teachers stopped bitching<br>
as I entered the snakepit.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-11156568348730298772014-10-26T19:47:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:47:05.734-07:00Horns<p dir="ltr">Professional colleagues saw <br>
horns on my head<br>
learning I was a poet.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-22333852063681907102014-10-26T19:46:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:46:26.164-07:00Centipedes on a mission<p dir="ltr">Like half-ripened fruits with toothpicks<br>
For legs and arms, faces masked with <br>
colourful dupattas, they tumble on, <br>
centipedes on a mission.<br>
Perhaps life a compact crossover<br>
between foggy dreams and concrete<br>
Reality drives them... they trudge on.<br>
The lukewarm tea nourishes me<br>
As halfheartedly as these notes.<br>
Looking away from the mess upclose<br>
at the kaleidoscopic canvas of life<br>
is a tasteless meal that must sustain me.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-70410545928490207512014-10-26T19:45:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:45:04.739-07:00Crickets<p dir="ltr"><u>Students</u> at dinner<br>
noisier than <br>
lovelorn crickets.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-54066072990528354832014-10-26T19:44:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:44:19.581-07:00Python<p dir="ltr">Rain-disrupted traffic<br>
lazy python crawls.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-37846222453231496572014-10-26T19:43:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:43:28.023-07:00Virginity<p dir="ltr">Ageing bitch<br>
humps another virginity<br>
pushing confusion.<br>
</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-20543307250720937842014-10-26T19:41:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:41:22.816-07:00Fan<p dir="ltr">Hospital's patient fan<br>
has no tongue –<br>
I sense stories.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-21807309831885204062014-10-26T19:39:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:39:40.868-07:00Abacus<p dir="ltr">Pigeons<br>
across cables –<br>
a sleepy abacus</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-28118126652347090502014-10-26T19:38:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:38:02.043-07:00Ganesha<p dir="ltr">Wide ears huge belly<br>
legendary digester<br>
unruffled by 140 dB.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-81272010000788399852014-10-26T19:37:00.001-07:002014-10-26T19:37:25.114-07:00Potted plant<p dir="ltr">Potted plant ages<br>
pollen-starved,<br>
showing wrinkled emotions.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-57708613815471713712014-09-03T08:53:00.001-07:002014-09-03T08:53:10.960-07:00The Curse Of Our Time<p dir="ltr">Insularity, being trapped in a glassy bubble<br>
unable to reach out and yet keep<br>
smouldering like a bundle of wet sticks,<br>
choking on our own whimsical fumes<br>
- pushing ourselves away, grappling with<br>
shadowy reality and concrete fears.<br>
Nightmares emerge from dreams.</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-19507593953018361222013-10-30T22:38:00.001-07:002013-10-30T22:38:15.678-07:00Far off rumbles<p>I hear the far off rumbles,<br>
Words half-formed, feelings yet unborn --<br>
What keeps me glued clueless but taut,<br>
Is the unmistakable aroma of your soul.</p>
<p>- Max</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-56733343283230323072013-10-30T22:35:00.001-07:002013-10-30T22:35:15.883-07:00પાણી વગરના સાગરની પરવા ન કર<p>પાણી વગરના સાગરની પરવા ન કર,<br>
લડ્યા વગર જીવતાજીવ તું મર્યા ન કર. </p>
<p>ઓછું પડે, ધર નો ભેદી ડંખી જશે,<br>
દુધ પાઈને સાપો તું સંધર્યા ન કર.</p>
<p>હાર્યા પછી વાસ્તવિકતા સ્વીકાર તું, <br>
કાયમ હવે સામા પ્રવાહે તરવા ન કર.</p>
<p>તારા નસીબે હશે જો, તો આપી જ દે,<br>
એના બધા દ્વારે તું કરગરવા ન કર.</p>
<p>જીતી જશું, હીંમત રાખ, વ્હાલા પ્રશાંત,<br>
આવે ભલે મુસીબત લાખો, ડર્યા ન કર.</p>
<p>....પ્રશાંત સોમાણી</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-61863306277260499032013-10-30T22:32:00.001-07:002013-10-30T22:32:46.155-07:00Morning Raga<p>गुलाबी ठंड की दस्तक</p>
<p>सुबह सुबह रोम रोम में हरारत सी लगी,<br>
कुछ सिहरन सी, कुछ ठिठुरन भी<br>
खिड़की पर गुलाबी ठंड की दस्तक सुन<br>
पलकें मूँदे ही उठ बैठी मैं, करती कुनकुन<br>
चढ़ा था बुख़ार माथे पर गुमान की तरह<br>
गले में ख़राश थी या ख़लिश थी कोई<br>
नामालूम अदा थी सर्दी की या पहेली कोई<br>
बहरहाल उठना था टूटते बदन को समेटे<br>
मन हुआ कोई सोने को कहदे शाॅल लपेटे<br>
थपकी देकर मन को समझाया मनाया<br>
फ़िर हौले से इक बोसा ख़ुद को ही देकर<br>
चल पड़ी करने नये दिन का इस्तक़बाल</p>
<p>- रचना २९ अक्टूबर २०१३</p>
Ozymandiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511131076572113582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911446451896761051.post-664335194198303102013-10-30T22:30:00.001-07:002013-10-30T22:30:31.673-07:00कबूतर<p>उस कबूतर ने तुम्हारी खिड़की पर घौंसला नहीं बनाया है,</p>
<p>दरअसल तुम्हारी इमारत जहां है,वहाँ कभी उसका पेड़ था ..!!</p>
<p>#Gulzar</p>
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