Ravi Kopra Poems

You gave me a bagful of
Ginger flavored mango candies
I suck them and think of you
How sweet of you
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Tu ne dee muje mithaee
Coosnay laga main us ko
Swaadi thee vo meethay aam ki tarah
Aur halkay se adhrak ki tarah
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Hey Allah ji, Raam Raam ji, Lord Krishna ji
Vishnu ji, Shiv Shankar ji, Saraswati ji, Jesus Christ ji
Dhanyaawaad tumain, shukriya tumain bahut bahut ji
Tu ne diya hamain neela aasmaan, khushboo hawaa
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AcHcHay muje lagatay hain
murgaabi k mehsoom kamjor bachay
cement ki jhukaav pe bathaki chaal se chaltay bachay
kaisay vo fisal jaatay hain behtay paani main
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Mera naam tumain kehna nahin aata.
'Soor-ya.' 'Soar' nahin.
Surya-- sooraj bhagwaan,
Meri amma hamesha muje kehti hai
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meri jaan, agar main chal basa aur tu zinda rehi---
meri jaan, agar tu chal basi aur main zinda raha---
to dukh ki koi yahan jagah no hogi.
koi jagah bhi hum se baD kar nahin hai.
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CHoti Surgery K Baad

patti badaltay huay
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ham ki maghaloob-e-gumaa the pahale
phir vahee hai kee jahaa the pahale

[maghaluub-e-gumaa = defeated by suspicion/doubt]
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lay loon bahoN main tumain lagaatay tera sar apne par
khusbhoo se bhara garm-garm apni cHaati par

zubaan dabaatay spandun se loon tera naam
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Teri shav-petika asli nahin lagi
ajeeb shaadi k cake si lagi.
Teri kabr k pakDay main ne soch k chunnay,
teri pasand ki dharidaar kameez, teri neeli pantloon
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