Friday, March 23, 2007

राग - विराग

हूँ खण्डित फिर भी हूँ अक्षर
हूँ नश्वर फिर भी अजर-अमर
सदियों से चलता आया, हूँ मैं
पाप पुण्य का महासमर।

हूँ धरा की प्यास भी
हूँ बरखा का विलास भी
हूँ प्रसव की विकट वेदना
हूँ शैशव का उल्लास भी।

हूँ मृत्यु का करुण रुदन
हूँ बसंत का फाग भी
हूँ लिये हृदय में साथ साथ
मैं राग भी, विराग भी।।

The clocks are not in unison; the inner one runs crazily on at a devilish or demonic or in any case inhuman pace, the outer one limps along at its usual speed. What else can happen but that the worlds split apart, and they do split apart, or at least clash in a fearful manner.
~ Franz Kafka

5 comments:

Prasoon said...

Esoteric paradoxes of life!!! Amazing flair to put them in black n white

Shwetank said...

@ Nirish:Thanks bhai.Your company has rubbed off some of your flair on to me :)

Ashish said...

nice one ...is it like the coin having two faces ? is it like sitting in office thinking about frnds while coding ? is it like being someone else when you are yourself ? is it like fighting for a pile of dead corpse ? is it like lovnig for heatred ?

ABhit: the alter ego or the ego altered... said...

best among the best of urs...!!!

bhatti se kaho ise schizophrenia ho gaya hai.....

Shwetank said...

@ Ashish: Thanks dear. It's about all that and more. It's about the constant dilemma that one always faces, the eternal duels that make life worth living. :)

@ Abhishek: You inspire me to keep giving my best. Thanks buddy :)