A Rispetto.....

Shimmering crescent moon ascending the sky

As I behold this fleeting sublime moment

Through the eternal unheard whispers of time

The tales in my heart and the endearment

The reflections in the stillness of water

A journey to the soul as my mind wanders

A sudden rush of thoughts sweep me far away

To a distant land where just love paves the way

©Bhawana

#Rispetto #poetry #short form poetry

Rispetto style: 8 lines with 11 syllables in each line and with a rhyme scheme ab ab cc dd

For the tomorrow

Gleaming stars stare back at me
Affirming that they heard me
Not everyone can comprehend this
Aching soul smiling with bliss
But I'll leave the contemplation up to you
What’s part of me is part of you too
Are you happy when you're all alone?
Aimlessly walking on this path forlorn
Unable to let go, stuck in one place
The mind once a garden now a dreary space
Trapped in head, suffering inside
Suffocating thoughts, imprisoning lies
The restlessness, the longing in your sighs
The fear, the expectations in your eyes
But being broken isn’t a new norm
There’s always a way to survive the storm
Just one step can change the course of life
From the darkest hour, through the toughest time
With the little courage amidst thousands of sorrow
A hope, a promise of new, effulgent tomorrow
The soul that feels empty inside
Needs just a touch of love to revive

©Bhawana

#Poetry

Senryu: Published in Cattails

My first #Senryu to be published in the Journal of Haiku and Tanka - ""Cattails"

family picture—
Grandma tries
my new lip gloss

      -Bhawana

 Link to the October issue of Cattails-
http://www.cattailsjournal.com/issues/cattailsoctober2019.pdf
#Haiku  #Senryu  #Poetry

एक लेखक. . .

अखबार के पन्ने पलटता लेखक

उन कृतियों को फिर मन में दोहराता है

मुखौटे ओढ़े उन चेहरों को

फिर अपनी निगाहों  से तौलता जाता है।

क्यों गमगीन-सी है ये दुनिया

इस विचित्र मायाजाल में

यह सोचता लेखक

फिर सोच में पड़ जाता है

इंसानियत बिखरती सवरती

वह अपनी उँगलियों पर गिनता जाता है

सूरज के तेज़ सा उसका मुख

हवा के तेज झोकों से यूँ मुरझा जाता है

भीतर उठी आग

वह नदियों में बहाता जाता है

रूककर वह फिर से इस दुनिया

व इसके बन्दों को समझना चाहता है

किन्तु इन अमिट लिखें अक्षरों में

उसे एक छल-सा नज़र आता है

उत्तर की खोज में निकला

वह अब  प्रश्नों से भी घबराता है

टूटी हिम्मत जोड़कर लेखक

फिर स्वयं से मिलना चाहता है

भूल गया था खुद को जहाँ

वहीँ से फिर यात्रा आरम्भ करना चाहता है

दोहरे चेहरों, दोहरी बातों से उन्मुक्त हो

लेखक अब फिर से लिखना चाहता है। 

© भावना राठौड़

( टीम दैनिक भास्कर की ओर से  हिंदी दिवस के अवसर पर आयोज्य कार्यक्रम "शब्द भास्कर" ( हिन्दी कवियों - शायरों के लिए खुला मंच) में ज्यूरी की ओर से चयनित मेरी यह कविता)

Back to life...

Feeling the soft breeze

Brushing my hairs

Fragrance of first rain

In the air

I think I’m alive again

Back to life again

Embracing the galaxies

A hope for the new start

Shimmers in eyes

And my winged heart

Strains of music

Stirring up imagination

Dispelling all doubts

This insuperable fascination

Moonshine rippling gently

Caressing my soul

The dreams once weighed

Now makes me whole

Oh, I think I’m alive again

Back to life again!

©Bhawana

Everything's alright....

Water is flowing silently, I guess I’ve come too far
In the search of my own self, I’ve found that lost star
My mind is wrapped in strange tranquillity today
The obscurity of my mind is slowly fading away
I closed my eyes to feel this very essence
The cognition in my heart as I’m meeting myself
My heart is asking me where you were all these days
Why you doubted, why you kept your mind in haze
Trust your heart; trust the people who love you
Sweet soul, stop questioning because the world never knew
Who you were, who you are & what you really believe in
Be fearless of setbacks as the earth never forgets to spin
You will surely achieve what you always dreamed of
I know, it’s taking long but you will be thereof
The sun is waiting to shine with full brilliance
You will see yourself in the light with clearance
Let your mind be free from all the confusions
Erasing the despair allow it to bloom in profusion
As I opened my eyes, a tear rolled down
Now, I will never ever let myself drown
I will always try my best how hard the situation gets
Never will lose hope, never ever allow the chance to regret
Because those who love me, they are with me
And I know something divine kept supporting me
I’m not the one who will ever lose hope in this game of life
Your love gives me strength to fight and reaching the light

©Bhawana

Footprints of the weary....

Lamp is flickering at distant while the flute echoes
Weary traveler, your destination seems quite close
Don’t be despondent as the time will pass anyway
This barren land will eventually be a garden one day
Freezing wind will be warm singing songs in your praise
Lost traveler, river will guide you to the path of grace

You may be all alone but the seraphic light surrounds you
Stop seeking elsewhere as divinity resides in the heart, in you
Why you weep in silence, why so distraught and confused?
Why enduring the extrinsic pain, for once ponder in solitude
For an instance, take a look back how far you’ve come
Live some moments freely, and the let the fear overcome

See how beautiful this life is, how fortunate you are
To witness the beauty and the glory of glistening stars
Leave behind the footprints of your wonderful journey
Let them narrate your story, let them inspire the weary
Petals treasured in old books will spread the fragrance
Come out of the shadows, with lit heart’s diligence


©Bhawana

Lets be free...

The sky is so colorful now
Are you with me to chase the dreams?
The colors have taken a vow
Dispersing through as they gleam

Would you like to run in the fields?
Under the clear sky with open arms
Behind the butterflies among the daffodils
Where love blooms as freshness embalmed

Wondering about the twilight view
From that mountain so far
Why don’t you tie your shoes?
We will be there before sundown

Laughing, chattering with the wind
The earth is singing too, in rhythm
Rejoicing the heart, peace it brings
Would you just like to listen?

Be here before it becomes too late
Life is beautiful, there’s so much to see
I see no boundaries, just open the gate
Because love always sets us free

©Bhawana

A whirlwind of thoughts.....

It was still dark outside
But I couldn’t sleep anymore
So, I came out to cease the
Whirlwind of my thoughts

Breeze was chilling and
Fog covered the street lamp
Barefoot I was walking
Soil was cold and damp

Silence was all around
My heart let out a sigh
To see things more clearly
I just closed my eyes

Sitting there for a while
My mind eased the knots
Sometime I just need time
To unwind the thoughts

Looking at the morning star
I greeted the hastening dawn
Sky was turning pinkish while
Birds were chirping in lawn

It’s the time to begin new day
I looked at the beautiful light
My heart started singing while
Buds were blooming in delight


©Bhawana

.....the eternal being

Rain still falls with the same music
Myriads of flower bloom in profusion
Something has really changed
This strangeness is blurring the vision

Thousands of word echo in my head
I try to sort them out everyday
But somewhere deep inside
I think, I know, when I lost the way

But can I ask for forgiveness
Those who believed in me
It’s been really a rough walk
A journey through the steep hill

One day, I’ll find my destiny
But your love is what that matters
I know it’s impossible to repay
But your dreams will never shatter

Gazing at the full moon sight
My heart promised something
It’s just a phase of life
But love is only the eternal being

©Bhawana

Please tell me a story....

Mom, please tell me a story
A story where fairies live
Love blooms and mind can forgive

The story of little dwarfs
Living in small cottage
That unknown place of my knowledge

Where butterflies can talk to me
Like those old days
Mamma!! Tell me that different story

The story of the land of rainbows
The place where cuckoo’s voice echo
Where there is no fear, no tear

Just like old days before going to sleep
The way you narrated those stories to me
Simple and sweet

Once again I want to visit
That my own little world
Without any theory or crossword

Far away from
Theory of evolution
Or law of gravitation

Joyful, beautiful
The land of happiness
That can fill my heart’s emptiness

The story which can make me sing
My hairs dance as I enjoy the swing
The limitless sky where I can fly

Just like old days
In that same way
Mamma!! Please tell me a story

©Bhawana

Moonlit sky

Gazing at the moonlit sky

In the stillness of water

Dreams that shine sometime

Makes this heart quiver

Wind blows whispering

The stories unheard

In the calm of night

As the fireflies flicker

Rustles of fallen leaves

Eludes the silence

Subtle voice of my soul

Echo in the vastness

Those little moments

When I try to count the stars

The blessings remind me

I have come so far

Sometime I feel

If I’m lost

But in this moment

I know I’m not

Embracing the galaxies

Dispelling the doubts

Smiling with the symphony

I hum with nature’s sound

©Bhawana