सुकून (At Peace) is a poetry in hindi is inspired from an unknown couple whom I saw in a café. Although, I went to café coffee day to get some productive writing time. I got distracted when I saw this beautiful middle aged couple, a boy dressed in formals and the girl dressed in everyday casual jeans and T-shirt. The girl walked into the café much earlier and waited for her beau. When he arrived, she sat him down and started to rub his forehead and eyebrows as if trying to push away all the strain and stress that he carried. This gesture intrigued me! Curious,I continued to notice how they were drowned in each other’s presence, without a care for the world. While the girl sipped black coffee, the guy lit a cigarette, may be to shoot up his worries in smoke. While they held hands, he kept talking. As if he was telling her all about his day and she listened with intent, as she spoke sparsely but lovingly. Although it felt like a distraction earlier, but I loved their harmony and it inspired me to pen down my thoughts on this beautiful rhythm between two souls.
Here it goes: सुकून (At Peace), a poetry in Hindi
दिन भर की थकावट चली जाती है
तूँ जब धीरे से मेरे बालों को सहलाती है
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तूँ ब्लैक कॉफ़ी की घूँट लगाती है और
मेरी सिगरेट धुएँ के छल्ले उड़ाती है
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अपने हाथ में मेरा हाथ पकड़ कर
ध्यान से मेरी बातें सुनती जाती है
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दुनिया की परवाह नहीं होती तुझे
अपना वक़्त तूँ बस मेरे नाम कर जाती है
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इन लम्हों में तेरी एक छोटी सी राय
मेरी बड़ी सी उलझनें सुलझा जाती है
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पूछे गर कोई मुझसे सुकून का मतलब
मुझे तेरी ही बेइंतेहा याद आती है
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