Ik peepal tha

kehtay hein ik peepal tha

ooper wali baraf ki choti se utra tha

kundli maar k dhoop mein ik darya soya tha

es par paaon para aur peepal..... thehar gaya!!

sooraj nay daikha , darya ki aankh mein peepal ki tasweer utar aayi thi

darya din bhar gun gun karta rehta tha

raat ko karwat lay kar , peepal k zaanu par sar rakh kar socha karta tha

kaash khara ho sakta wo b pairon par

aur galay lag sakta uth kar peepal k!

ik sindhoori shaam kamar lehrati hui

dono k beech se ho kar roz nikalti thi!

jab kuch sadiyan beet gayi

aur asman k baal b kanpatiyon k neeche paknay lagay

aik roz es chikni shaam ka hath pakar kar peepal nay roka es ko... sun!

kyun mun kaala karnay jati hai tu roz isi sooraj k

peeche peeche... paar ufaq k!

laali phir gayi shaam k mun par

shaakh se patta tor k

likh kar chitthi es par

haath mein di....ja ' ja kar daina es akaash sawami ko

shaam ka chehra sawah hotay hotay wo bhaagi 

lekin raah mein

chaand nay hath maror k chitthi cheen li es se

raahu , keetu , bhaagay haath churanay es ka

shaam ka kangan sanka haath se , aur shani nay dor k kangan loot liya

barrbola "dumdaar sitara" mehwar mehwar shor machata bhaag gaya

sadiyon tak goonji thi phir wo baat ghamurti kaiynaat mein!

Sadiyon baad ki baat hai shayad

ya phir inhein dino ki hogi

waqt kharaon pehnay jab kuch sayaron par paon rakhta

kaiynaat se guzar raha tha

peepal ka aik patta urrtay urtay

es ki peeth se aa kar chipak gaya 

waqt nay apna rukh badla aur

parbat parbat paon rakhta neeche utra

raatk ki god mein shaam pari thi

darya lipta hua khara tha peepal se

aur pahar k seene par , pehli pehli ghaas ugi thi!!!