Sunehri yaadon ki gathhdi
Sar par tikaaye hu a
Chali ja rahi----ek budiya
Kuch raaste the kuchhe- pucke
Kuch raste the purre pucke
Kuch raaste seedhe se
Kuch raaste mudd te hu a
Kuch raaste chaddte se
Kuch raaste the uttatr hu a
In raaston ko sachaayi se
Naapti hu ee
Sunehri yaadon ki gathhdi
Sar par tikaaye hu a
Chali ja rahi-----ek budiya
Kabhi mausam ne jhunjhunati
Dhoop dikhlaayi
Toh kabhi koylaayi badalon ne
Sakoon bhari barish barsaayi
Kabhi hawaaon ne saath diya
Toh kabhi hawaaon ne mukkh mode liya
Lekin sab haalaaton ka
Saamna karti hu a
Sunehri yaadon ki gathhdi
Sar par tikkaaye hu a
Chali ja rahi----ek budiya
''Kaise kaise rishton ke bandhanon
Mein bhandhi hoon''---Sochti
Ja rahi thi----ek budiya
Kaun se the apne
Kaun the paraaye;
Mann hi mann in rishton ki
Silwatein sawaarti hu ee
Uljhane suljhati hu ee
Sunehri yaadon ki potli
Sar vpar sajaye hu a
Chali ja rahi----ek budiya
Ek vishram grah
Ek nadi ke kinaare
Kuch faasle par
Dikhlaayi diya
Uttaar potli sar se
Baithh gayi---- woh budiya
Kholi gathhdi yaadon ki
Ek ek kar ke
Apne haath ki hattheli
Par parakhte hu a
Bahaadi sabhi yaadein.....
Apne aap ko
Apne aap se
Mukt karti hu a
Sunehri yaadon ke bhoj se
Halki ho kar
Chalti gayi----ek budiya.......
__Neelam Sethi
05.10.2012