WORD CANVAS

It is really important to have a sense of one's own value or worth as a person. Your worth should not be measured by what other people say or think of you.   Once a young man came to a wise man and said, “I’ve come to you because I feel so worthless that I don’t want to live anymore. Everyone around me says that I’m a failure and a fool. I’m begging you, please help me!” The wise man glanced at him and hurriedly answered, “I’m sorry, but I’m very busy right now and can’t help you. I have an urgent matter to take care of”... stopped for a moment, thinking, then added, “But if you agree to help me get it done, then I will gladly help you afterwards.” “Of... of course,” murmured the young man, noting bitterly that yet again his concerns had been dismissed as unimportant. “Great!” said the wise man and took off from his finger a small ring with a gem. “Take a horse and go to the market. I have to sell this ring as soon as possible to pay off a debt. Try to get as much as you ...

                       A lettered woman is barely tolerated, Gets blamed to be a psycho and humiliated. She is an outlander, arrogant and proud, The quality possessed by her are never counted. Not a good cook nor a better housekeeper, Her shortcomings are always overrated. The bitch, the slut who is over ambitious, Are the common titles with which she is decorated. What mark she is leaving in her professional life, This aspect is hardly ever being noted. Be it teaching, managing, treating She may be doing efforts worth being quoted. Those who curse are never at fault, These are the values which they are deeply infested.   (elfpriyanka)

चलो एक ऐसी दुनियाँ बसाते हैं सच हो या झूठ,  सबको बताते हैं। बनाते हैं सबको दोस्त और गले लगाते हैं अपनों के सुख दुःख में सबकुछ भुलाते हैं। खो देते हैं बड़े और छोटे होने का वहम सब तो बराबर हैं आख़िर किस बात का अहम। जो दुखी हैं उन सब को हसाते हैं झूठ हो या सच सबकुछ सबको बताते हैं। कोशिश करते हैं भूलने की पुराने जज़्बात जो  दिल को दुखाते हैं उन्हें क्यूँ रखें याद? बहुत कुछ और भी है इस दुनियाँ में रोने को, एक पल में पाने को और अगले में ही खो जाने को। मोहब्बत हैं जिनसे उन सब  से जताते हैं झूठ हो या सच सबकुछ सबको बताते हैं।

We often do the things which we as humans would never have attempted or thought of to attempt. We hate doing certain things and the human soul inside us should not be blamed for this. Most of   our personality is built during our childhood or teenage and throughout rest of our lives we carry the same. Nobody in the world is lucky enough to be in a situation where he/she is supposed to be natural. Most of the time we come across the situations where we are compelled to lie or act against our will. If not we reach to the verge of losing a job, a friend and sometimes a close family member too. The instincts in us is regulated not by us but by the situation around us. A person never is completely responsible for his/her actions. Our actions depend on the things we are going through or we have been through. But we never blame the timing. We rarely blame the situations. What we find easier to be targeted is the person involved.   The person involved should not be held re...

(मेरी नई कविता) मैं विष्णुपगा (गंगा) सी मनमौजी, तुम शिव से निरन्तर साधक हो, बढ़ता है जो मेरी ओर कोई, हर उस संकट के बाधक हो। मैं हूँ चंचल, मैं अविरल हूँ, तुम सार्थक हो, तुम शास्वत हो, मे...

If I sleep, Don't wake me up Till the time I want to be. If I sleep, Then let me be In the world away from normalcy If I sleep, Let me get lost Plz don't find me at any cost. If I sleep, Let my soul free wander On the earth or be outlander. If I sleep, Consider me dead Bring a shroud crimson red. If I sleep, Just lay me down Don't look at my face or notice frown. Burry me or burn, I give you the choice For I value your heart cold ice.

       'पेड़ की कहानी' एक पेड़ था थोड़ा पुराना, जर्जर हो चुका था उसका ताना बाना, चिड़ियों ने आना बंद कर दिया था उसकी ओर, हों काली घनी रातें या सुनहरी भोर, फिर भी खड़ा था वो पेड़ एक आस के सहारे, थोड़ा झुक हुआ, पूरा सूखा, अकेला जंगल के किनारे, आस थी उसको कि जी उठूँगा एक दिन मैं भी, मुझ तक भी आएगी शीतल बयार कभी न कभी, कुछ पत्ते थे, मुरझाए से, अनमने से लटके, खाये थे उन्होंने वक़्त के बेशक़ीमती झटके, भरोसा था उसे कि जब तक ये पत्ते रहेंगे, बाकी के पेड़ उसे ज़िंदा मानेेंगे और कहेंगे, दिखाता था वो जंगल को कि वो मज़बूत कितना है, जंगल भी कहता था कि हाँ, इसका तो मोटा तना है, पर हो चुका था वो अंदर से खोखला और बेजान, उसके पत्ते भी गवाँ चुके थे, अपना रंग, अपनी पहचान, आज वो पेड़ गिर गया है, जंगल के एक छोर पर अकेला पड़ा है, आस जो बची थी वो अब टूट चुकी है, टहनियाँ जो साथी थीं वो अब छूट चुकी हैं, वो जंगल से अलग उगा था, या जंगल ही हो गया था उस से दूर, या फिर विचित्र होने को वो ही था मज़बूर, जंगल ने समझा कि वो अकेला ही भला है, उसके पास स्वयं में ही जीने की अद्भुत कला है, ...

Born to breathe and fly high, The trapped soul was convinced to sigh. Opportunities blocked and never prevailed, She tried hard but often failed, Belonged to the side which was destined to be ignored, Not given a chance to alight and search a road. Reaching to her thirties, she learnt to fight and survive; Knew when to die and how to revive. The phases of life have a story to share, A lot more to cherish and something to care. Leaving the world behind she threw herself forward, Now she wasn’t downtrodden and no more a coward. Her life changed from night to day, it wasn’t a miracle, She learnt gradually, what to ignore and what to tackle. Being presently in a tough situation doesn’t determine your future, It never can suppress you, it’s only to nurture.

(Lipstick plays a very important role in the lives of women. One of the most important one is worth mentioning here. I tried to give it my perspective n hope it conveys what it is meant for.) Felt like a  meadow or a heap of hay, Whatever I've gone through the previous day, My lipstick for me handles these all Let that be big or of size  tennis ball. It covers my pain, No matter I go insane It lets me feel fluky, rejoice and play, Whatever I've gone through the previous day. The shattered, the broken or the puzzled me, It abets open the sightless  to gape or see. The red one, the pink and the purple gloss, They love, complement and never betray Whatever I've gone through the previous day. To peep out of the confinement they show me a window, And stay as a comrade in my high and low. Anger, frustration are not mine to pay, Whatever I've gone through the previous day. (Pri)

थक हार चल पड़ी हैं उम्मीदें दबे पाँव, पा न सकीं वो वाज़िब सी लगती कोई छाँव। हो न पायी साँझ, ना हो सका सबेरा, किस ओर ढूँढ़तीं वो अपना कोई बसेरा। मुरझा गयी हैं साँसें एहसानों का बोझ ढो के, खुले आसमाँ से मिलने को उन्हेँ क्यूँ है कोई रोके। ना मिल सका बसेरा जो होता तेरा मेरा, तू डाल गया है गले में बन्धनों का फेरा। आजमां चुकी है किस्मत जितना था आजमाना, ना तू हुआ हमारा ना हो सका ज़माना ।

जिस पल की तुमसे आस बँधी थी वो क्षण कभी ना आया था, मध्य चाँदनी रात के तुमने  अपना हाथ छुड़ाया था। तुमपर था अभिमान मुझे मैं दम्भ पाल कर बैठी थी, सुघड़ सलोने भाग्य पे अपने इतराती सी ऐंठी थी, सहसा मेरे इन नयनों में अश्रु बादल छाया था, मध्य चाँदनी रात के तुमने  अपना हाथ छुड़ाया था। पहर दोपहर सारे मेरे साथ तुम्हारे कटने थे, हास्य- रुदन सब तेरे मेरे साथ तुम्हारे बंटने थे, ढल गयी संध्या छिप गया चंदा खगवृंद कोलाहल लाया था, मध्य चाँदनी रात के तुमने  अपना हाथ छुड़ाया था। मन में तुम, क्रंदन में तुम थे, लाभ- हानि, यश-अपयश तुम थे। प्रतिपल मेरे आर्द्र दृगों में प्रतिबिंब तुम्हारा पाया था, मध्य चाँदनी रात के तुमने  अपना हाथ छुड़ाया था।

तुमसे दूर नहीं पर ख़ुद के पास जाना चाहती हूँ, अपने सपनों को रंग और उम्मीदों को उड़ान देना चाहती हूँ। आँकना चाहती हूँ खुद की क्षमताओं को हर तरह से अपनी हिम्मत और  काबलियत को न...

  Success isn’t only to get a good a job, Be able to shout slogans and gather huge mob. What makes us powerful Is to control our anger, Tame it, nurture it and use it as a changer. We ignore our values It has been found often, We burst everywhere and Start arguing now and then. Rather than shouting To be the winner of the time We should wait for the Exact moment and save the words dime.                                                                          Priyanka D Anugrah

I work late night and my schedule is tight, Sometimes I get filled to my core but I never  wish  to fight. I am talented, I am genius and I have the caliber, Yes I agree and appreciate that I am a teacher. I am proud to be one, who is never tired, Though sometimes I feel trapped but yet inspired. Trapped because I am not allowed to be unique, Still I believe I am worthy to be geek I am always concerned what my students are up to And what's the matter Yes, I do agree and repeat I am a teacher. Monthly PTM's I attend with zeal, I am always ready to welcome parents And of course their squeal. I am friend of my students and I am their foe, I know exactly how to make buns of the dough. I know how to tame them to sensible creature, Yes I agree and repeat that I am a teacher. I support them in distress and in torments big or small, What awards me, as a conclusion is their smile that's all. Some of them respect me some absolut...

                               I am a woman, I am average yet smart. Life for me is a game Not a difficult art. Sometimes I win and the other I lose Rest of the others force me To chase a wild goose. I am independent and strong enough to Handle my pain. When I bow and drop down Then also I am in gain. I don’t come to anyone To get help and support, Whether I am holidaying Or presented in a court. This attitude of mine drives Several to go insane. A few start staring and the others Show their mane. They find problem in my dressing, Cooking and thinking. But I am sure somewhere  deep  Their manhood is sinking. As if I have donated Or mortgaged my life, Buddy I am a woman Before becoming your wife. A few traditional people  full of values and culture, Even sometimes call me A  Hyena  or vulture. Th...