That Evening Sun Go Down...!!!

A very famous collection of short stories by William Faulkner "That Evening Sun Go Down". Although his stories were often dark and almost always Southern, his stories always had people from all walks of life, young and old, black and white, rich and poor, man and woman and so on.

But for me, the Evening Sun has always reminded me of "Hope". There is always a new morning after a dark night. I enjoy watching sunset's pinwheels of peach and lavender, slowly exploding into bright orange ribbons, and I think, the sensory misers will inherit the earth but before that they will make it not worth living on. But, then something strikes to me, as again watch they sky, the sun keeps going down very fast and the dark night covers us all over, I think of those flamingo ribbons merging with the charcoal night and giving me hope, that there is always a bright morning after each night, the world can be a better place, full of love.

"Even if the heart aches, even if the mind is confused, even if the soul is lost and love off track, there still is hope to soothes us down...!!!"

 

Pic credit: my husband, Location: Lansdowne (Uttarakhand)

  "यह शाम मेरी मुट्ठी में बंद रेत की तरह है  

इसको जितना पकड़ने की कोशिश करो, 

यह हाथों से उतनी ही छूटती जाती है, 

वक़्त के हर लम्हे के साथ कुछ बिखर सी जाती है, 

कहीं कुछ दरक रहा है, चटक रहा है कुछ कहीं, 

करीब और करीब, 

नज़दीक और नज़दीक आते आते, 

फिर कुछ छूट रहा है, कुछ दूर जा रहा है, 

रह गए हैं सिर्फ सन्नाटे, 

कुछ यादें,और; 

थोड़ी सी तन्हाई......."

 

Translation:

 

"Oh this evening,

It's like a sand in my hand,

The more I try to hold it tight

It slips away from me,

It's falling apart every minute

Something is split

Something crackled, somewhere

Close, even closer

Something is left behind, 

Something is going far away,

All left with me is Silence

Few memories, and

little bit of Loneliness..."

 

 

Moon; The wandering Soul...!!!

I feel I have a wild, wandering soul.

I wander every night, a short distance, sometimes a long walk, sometimes in my thoughts and sometimes in my dreams, but I wander each night, looking out for you.  In dark nights, or nights full of stars, nights which are covered in fog or just a normal night. 

"When I look up,
I see you in gold,
Sometimes in silver
And sometimes bold,
I must say
You are the Sun
To the night,
Because of you
My dreams are bright,

You play the game of
Hide and seek
Wherever you are
And whenever it's right,
I am sure,
You will come out
And show your sight,
Oh my heart, oh my Soul,
You are such a wanderer
And I am a lost soul,
For everyone like me
You are the source of
Greatest bliss,
I keep awake to
Send you kiss...."

Well as the night deepens, I wonder, how much ones life is lost in waiting. I was also waiting for you, as always, but you didn't come. It doesn’t matter how many times you leave, it will always hurt, It doesn't matter how many times you don't turn up, it will always hurt, it does not matter how many times you try to make up for this, The ache, that would not leave.

Pic courtesy: my husband, Location: Alwar

जानते हो
दर्द क्या होता है?
किसी को पाके
खोना क्या होता है?

उम्मीद क्या होती है

उम्मीद का टूटना क्या होता है?

जानते हो,

मुस्कुराते चेहरों के पीछे भी

अक्सर दर्द छुपा होता है

गहरी शाँत आँखों में

अक्सर एक सैलाब रुका होता है

जानते हो.... ?
नहीं जानते तुम

वक़्त का इंतज़ार क्या होता है?

नहीं जानते तुम

प्यार का नशा क्या होता है?

नहीं जानते तुम

तड़पना क्या होता है?

नहीं जानते तुम

कि कैसे जागती हूँ मैं

रात भर तन्हा

जब सो जाते हो तुम

नींद के आग़ोश में

मैं और चाँद भटकते हैं

रात भर तनहा....

क्या ये जानते हो तुम?

नहीं, नहीं जानते तुम

और, जानोगे भी कैसे

लम्हा लम्हा इंतज़ार किया

मैंने जिस लम्हे का

वो लम्हा आया तो

पर यूँ ही निकल गया...."

"A Journey; best measured in Friends rather than Miles!!!

Hmm....here I am, almost after a month, really a long break from writing since I started this blog platform, but what to do, work priorities and commitments are keeping me away from blogging these days. And this beautiful experience is, journey of ones life.

We all have stories to tell, stories full of wisdom, stories full of life, all we need to do is to "Focus on the journey, not the destination" joy is always found in walking ahead and not in stopping or looking back.

Do not ever fear taking a step ahead,my experience says that "fear limits you and your vision". The journey is so valuable and full of rich experiences,  but believing in your talents, your abilities and your self worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path.

“Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE". Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.

Meet new people, talk to strangers, give a smile to someone, build a trust, give hope, make friends....!!!

Pic credit: am sure you all know by now ;-), Location: My home

"कितनी अजब दास्ताँ थी
ज़ुबाँ पर लफ़्ज़ थे मेरे,

कुछ न कहने की मजबूरियाँ क्यों थी,

होती है हकीक़त गर बात दिलों की

फिर हमारे दरमियान

इतनी खामोशियाँ क्यों थी,

बुने थे रेशमी धागों से

कुछ ख्वाब हमने,

फिर हमारी आँखों को

नींद नसीब क्यों न थी

इधर मेरे होठों पर

एक अजब सी जुम्बिश

उधर तेरे दिल के तालों में राज़ कई

न समझ सका कोई

सरगोशियाँ हवाओं की,

हमारे हिस्से में
इतनी आँधियाँ क्यों थी,

तुम्हें गुरेज़ मेरी चन्द बातों से

मैं भी परवाज़ की थी हामिल,

आज इस मोड़ से जब

पलटकर देखती हूँ,

तो लगता है,

मंज़िल इतनी करीब थी मेरे,

फिर सफर में इतनी दूरियाँ क्यों थीं....."