Ravi Kopra Poems

a flock of swallows
flap wings like an air ballet
singing peeh peeh songs
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agar tum na hotay
to main mar gayi hoti

agar tum no hotay
...

You played with barbie
dolls in the backyard
near the peach tree
by the back wall.
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Ours is a silence that
endlessly waits

Losing its patience
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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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mujhe bataaey bina
tum pakaazgi main chup chap ho gaey

aaj
...

Pyaaray Desh-nikaalay

Kadam kabhi peechay nahin muDtay
Plumeria phool ki khoshbookabhi nahin aati
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vo bhi waqt aaey ga
jab khushi se aone darwaazay par
apna swagat karo gay
chehra apna sheeshay main dekho gay
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meri baansuri k dukhi geet zara to suno -
kaisay dhakkay kha kar main jannat se yahaaN aaya

us lehmay se main tere liyay
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Vo jaldi se meri taraf aaya
mere cheray pe bikhray baloN ko
jald hawa ne Uda diya
apne hathoN main us ne mare haath le liyay
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