आस्था
वर्षो पहले-
मेरे गांव में
होते थे,
बड़े भारी-भरकम
बरगद...
जिनकी जड़े समायी
थी मिट्टी में-
गहरे... बहुत गहरे
तक।
गांव की मिट्टी
में खड़े वे
बरगद-
देते थे श्रान्त
जीवन को
शान्ति और शीतल
छांह…
मेरे गांव को
जाना जाता था-
बरगदों से…
जैसे किसी समाज
को जाना जाता
है
उसके आदर्शो से…
आज भी मेरे
गांव को
बरगदों से जाना
जाता है,
लेकिन अब वो
भारी बरगद सूख
गए हैं,
कुछ की जड़े
लील ली हैं
मिट्टी ने ,
सूखे ठूंठ भी
अब उखड़ गए
हैं।
अब तो बस
कहीं कोई
बौना बरगद ही
नजर आता है…
गांव की मिट्टी
ही खोखला गई
है
शायद-
हमारी आस्था की तरह…
-हरिचन्द
-हरिचन्द
Hari ye mujhe Bahut pads and hai
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words Hari Chand on a topic close to my heart- trees.
ReplyDeleteA quote from the book, The Babaji Affair "Babaji had often said that a human who does not grow trees during his lifetime lost the right to be born as a human in future lives. He said that a human uses many of the earth’s resources during a lifetime. Growing trees is a way to repay that debt. Trees supported and sustained life. The leaves they shed added organic matter to soil. Some of it was washed into the oceans by rivers where even more green growth took place. Without plants there would be no oxygen and no life would be possible. Besides, humans were the only life form on earth that depended on cooked food. The fuel for cooking came from trees. If a human did not grow trees he was living a sinful life. He deserved to be born as a goat, cow or an insect and not a human."
ReplyDeleteAshok, you look very smart in uniform and cap.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sir, for the appreciation... Nature and vegetation are also close to my heart as you may find it in my poems about village life. Yes! I fully agree with the quote by Babaji... it is sin to consume Earth's resources without repaying in kind... while life puts more of this responsibility on our shoulders...!
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