Hum Panchhi Unmukt Gagan ke

हम पंछी उन्मुक्त गगन के
- ShivMangal Singh Suman (शिवमंगल सिंह सुमन)

हम पंछी उन्मुक्त गगन के
पिंजरबद्ध न गा पाऍंगे
कनक-तीलियों से टकराकर
पुलकित पंख टूट जाऍंगे ।

हम बहता जल पीनेवाले
मर जाऍंगे भूखे-प्यासे
कहीं भली है कटुक निबोरी
कनक-कटोरी की मैदा से ।

स्वर्ण-श्रृंखला के बंधन में
अपनी गति, उड़ान सब भूले
बस सपनों में देख रहे हैं
तरू की फुनगी पर के झूले ।

ऐसे थे अरमान कि उड़ते
नील गगन की सीमा पाने
लाल किरण-सी चोंच खोल
चुगते तारक-अनार के दाने ।

होती सीमाहीन क्षितिज से
इन पंखों की होड़ा-होड़ी
या तो क्षितिज मिलन बन जाता
या तनती सॉंसों की डोरी ।

नीड़ न दो, चाहे टहनी का
आश्रय छिन्न-भिन्न कर डालो
लेकिन पंख दिए हैं तो
आकुल उड़ान में विघ्न न डालो ।


This was a poem I read probably in my 8th Std. in School and still love it and can relate so much to it.

At times the poem also makes me feel nostalgic :( school days were so much fun.

I specially love the first two Stanzas…the first being :

Hum panchi unmukt gagan ke,
Pinjad bandh na gaa paayenge,
Kanak teeliyon se takrakar,
Pulkit pankh toot jaayenge

It speaks about being free so smoothly and softly. Isn’t this what we all want? Being free?

But….there is something which I don’t think “all” of us would want or not want. Like the poem says, that the bird doesn’t wish to live in a cage, even if it’s made of Gold.

In my case, I would always like my life to be simple, independent and free, and despite of all the riches in the world, life can be beautiful.

That shouldn’t be difficult? Right? :)

Wishes :)

Towards Light..

Pushing the earth through my feet,
Trying to move the wooden seat,
Holding ropes tight with my fist,
I was swinging above two feet..


Street lights all around the park,
I wondered which way would not lead to dark,
Trusting one would reap mistrust in other,
Belief and faith were words with no cover..


I jumped and moved to the brighter path,
Tulips and berries showed me what they hath,
Assuming large i moved ahead on the grass,
Coming towards me was a large lava mass..!!


Left and right started moving my eyes,
Looking for someone to make me fly,
Shrunk and abridged world is what i can see,
From here,high up above the sky..!!