मां!
रात अंधेरी थी या,
धूप बड़ी तेज़ थी।
बुखार से तन तप रहा था
या किसी डर से मन घबरा रहा था,
मां तेरी गोद में सिर रख सब ठीक लगता था!

खाने में हो या पीने में,
कभी पहले खुदका नहीं,
हमेशा मेरा है सोचा,
तू मां कैसे ये सब कर लेती!

सीखा तुझसे बहुत कुछ है,
सीख न सका तो बस वह
सब्र कर पाना, जैसे तुम कर लेती हो!
मां तुम कितनी अच्छी हो!

रोज़ नहीं जताता हूं,
पर तुम्हारा ही तो मैं
परछाई हूं! तुमसा नहीं,
पर तुम्हारा ही हूं!

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समय को मैं न समझ पाता था,
वो तो वक्त पर काम पूरा कर देते हैं पापा!
सुबह मां के साथ मुझे तैयार करना था,
या कभी बनाने थे मेरी किताब में कोई चित्र,
हमेशा साथ रहे हैं आप।

न कहा मुझे बन तु डाक्टर,
न ही कहा कभी इंजीनियर,
पापा तो हमेशा कहते हैं,
बन तु जो मन कहे,
कर वो सब जो मन को भावे।

सपने भी हमारे लिए है,
ये तो पापा है, अपनी नींद कम कर
हमारे सपने पूरे कर देते हैं!
आज इन ही बातों को फिर दोहरा रहा हूं!

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Satiate!
At times I wonder if people know me,
It's okay if they don't,
But at times I wonder if people know me!
For some I am a scientist who knows nothing but science,
Lacks emotion and common sense above all...
Sometimes I wonder if people know me at all,
Are they able to imagine I have a world beyond et al.
For some I am deep into studies and academics,
Slating the 10 commands of life using a narrow brown pencil against a bright blue wall,
For the rest I am a man of words,
Spilling his thoughts amid the crowd,
Thinking if people know me, or they just don't want to know me at all!
But nevertheless I am satiate I am known by all, but not at all

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Naive at birth,
Educated by our mothers,
The first step to education began,
With tiny feathers!

Growing up we moved,
Up and up, a school we changed,
Different places and with people we engaged!
Everywhere we went, found new guides,
Who not only taught us school,
Also the philosophy of life!

A day better than this,
I find none,
To honour the teachers who's,
grace brought me up here to
write this one!

Thank you dear teachers,
We are blessed to be taught from you.
Thank you for turning pupils into people!
People for the nation.

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Seniors Fly High

Here we are to bid you a bye,
But feels just like yesterday,
That we greeted you a hi,
Time flies and, yes indeed
Here it did fly!

Plans we had, never disclosed,
But secretly we knit them,
Away from everyone's eye,
Meeting you all never happened
Before we could, the time had to fly!

We want you to cry,
But with the tears of joy,
Laugh out loud,
And stand out high!

Time flies and with time
You too fly, fly high,
Because for you,
A new limit is set,
And it's called the sky!

Tried something new,
Before we bid you adieu,
Woven a bunch of words,
Presenting you a string of words,
I usually call a poem, hope you like this one too?

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सुनो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा!

सुनो,
सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
ये दौर भी गुज़र जाएगा।
हाँ, थोड़ा समय लगेगा, पर इस निराशा में भी आशा की किरण लाएगा।
कुछ देर से आयेगा, पर हाँ दुरुस्त आयेगा।
सुनो ना,
सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
चिड़िया फ़िर से चहकेगी, कालिया फ़िर से खिल उठेगा।
हाँ ठीक, बिल्कुल पहले जैसा हो जाएगा।
आशाओं का भोर फ़िर से आयेगा, आँगन में सुनहरा सा उजाला लाएगा।
भला हो या बुरा ये वक्त भी चला जाएगा।
अच्छा! ज़रा ये बता, तू अपनी डोर कब छोड़ेगा?
सुनो,
सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
और ये दौर भी गुज़र जाएगा।

- सष्मिता मुखर्जी

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Every morning I am pushing,
Pushing own self against,
My own will of quitting!

One night I get all courageous,
And then a day full of sorrows
Pulls me down to my feet
Tired of fighting, I face the fear,
Lurking just behind me!

I evade'em all and fight back,
Once again a new morning I am pushing,
Pushing myself from the grief and guilt of losing,
Losing people and time, yet I am fighting!

Every morning I am motivating,
Motivating myself to fight more,
Not just fighting, I am caring,
Caring more, so when anything's lost,
I am not regretting!

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Would it be mine?
Me and a partner together we dine,
A lot of talk and a little bit of wine,
Flying with pleasure up on the cloud nine!
Sounds beautiful as I write this,
So yea I can write a story,
Not necessarily a love story!
Or let the readers decide,
What's inside!

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Dear me, in the past,
Just stop wherever you are,
The future shall bring thy peace,
Smile on your face is not very far!!

Tragic things shall get,
But you'll fight'em all
Afraid and scared you sat at school,
Managing this shall be your best tool!

I am not too old,
Not very young either,
Just telling the naive self,
No body is the cheater!

Read this one day,
When you just flew through this,
Words from you
All for you with love and joy
I write this to you!

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Oh, meri pyaari maa,
Har roz tu mera dhyaan rakhti hai,
Teri nazar se, duniya ki har buri nazar door rahi hai,
Tu mujhe khush karne kya kuch nahi karti hai,
Jab mai muskura doo toh tu hasti hai
Bas toh isi khushi ko badhane ka vaada karta hoon,
Kuch din rukh jaa har sapna poora karta hoon…
Meri pyaari maa tujhe tere janm din ki laakho badhaiyaa!!!!
Dher saara pyaar tujhe!!!

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