Will it come true,
that dream I envision
with my eyes wide and bright
illuminating the smile,
ah! the joy as I watch,
my dream is my truth
and I, I am finally me.

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क्या उस पार भी
यही फासले है,

जैसे सपनों और सच्चाई का,
किसी के लिए शून्यता,
और तुम्हारे लिए एक असीम गहराई।

जैसे औक़ात का,
कोई आसमान को चूमते हुए
और कई है मिट्टी से जुड़े।

जैसे माहाभारत का पासा,
वह खेले तो जीत
और तुम्हारी किस्मत पांडवों समान।

जैसे प्रेम की रीत,
एक ओर शिव की शक्ति,
और इस दौर में हैं राधा-कृष्ण।

क्या उस पार भी
यही फासले है,
जो आज है,
इस पार हैं...

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The morning mist,
nestled over the river bed
whispering secrets and scandals,
camouflaged in the
canopy of lush green leaves
leaving a trail
of horrors in its wake!

-

It's been a while,
and yet, it feels like no time!
Mere hours, until we part
only to meet, yet again.

It's been a while,
since I last smiled!
I then wonder, why
I laughed all night!
Ah, the moments
when time stood still
and all there was,
was the magic!
Of you and of us,
only to meet, yet again, and again!

It's been a while,
and I shall continue to write,
just mere hours and nothing more
yet moments galore!
Only to meet you, once more!

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Our moments are metered,
Until our ways are yet again parting,
The memories, oh! remain etched into me!

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कई मुद्दतों बाद..

एक अरसा बीत गया
कई मौसम गुज़र गए
अपने हुनर को,
दूर पीछे छोड़ आया हूं मैं
क्यों ज़िन्दगी से यूं ख़फ़ा हूं मैं!

पहले कभी ऐसा न था
यह झिझक न जाने कब
मेरे ज़हन में घिरी
इस मायूसी को हवा दे गई!

कल तक जो मेरी ताकत था,
मेरा गुरूर, मेरी पहचान था
मेरा हुनर, इस कदर
मुझ में ही, मुझ से रूठ गया!

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Heartstrings

Beneath the twilight skies
waves come crashing down,
roaring the love notes of my heart
as my soul searches for yours
by the seashore,
where our dreams
fly unchaperoned.
Basking in the glory
of the midnight blues,
akin to the crescent,
my unrequited love
now bids me farewell
my eyes, ah! drowning
into the abyss of darkness.

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Loving you like...

Caressing your face,
my fingertips tracing
the memory of you
in the depths of my eyes.
I want to
love you like that,
and more.
Hands entwined
your lips mirroring my smile,
as we sway to the tunes
of our favorite lyrics.
I want to
love you like that,
and more.
Echoing through
the bylanes of
highs and lows,
our laughter reverberates
as the breeze plays
touch and go,
the stars shimmer
and hope glides
from you to I.
I want to
love you like that,
and more.

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Remembering You.

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From Me to You.

Love,
Kashmir.

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