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कोहरा

Kohra

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4 verses · ~2 min

हर तरफ छाया है कोहरा...आँखें हैं कुछ मजबूर धुंधली सी बादल की एक चादर है कुछ नहीं आता नज़र दूर दूर... बस कुछ थोड़ी सी रोशनी और उसके पर सब कुछ खोया खोया सा... मगर इस कोहरे के पार भी है कुछ...दिख रहा जाना पहचाना सा. हाँ...तेरा चेहरा है... प्यार बरसाता, मुस्कुराता सा, आँखों में लिए हजारों प्यार के झरने दिल में अरमानों की झंकार सुनाता सा, होठों पर हैं मीठी मुस्कानों के नक्श गहरे.

तेरे सहारे और प्यार की ताकत है.. जो इस कोहरे के पार भी तेरा प्यारा चेहरा साफ़ दिखाए देता है चल...जिन्दगी के इस त्यौहार को जी भर के जी लें मनाएं खुशियाँ .....क्योंकि अभी तुझे और मुझे भी सांस आता है.

तुझ संग बीते लमहों की परछायीआं मेरे उदास क्षणों को रोशनी देतीं हैं जब मैं होती हूँ और मेरी तनहाईयाँ तब ये बीते लम्हें जुगनू बन कर टिमटिमाते हैं

इन प्यार के ख्यालों के सामने कुछ भी सूनापन रह नहीं सकता तेरा प्यारा चेहरा किसी कोहरे के पीछे छुप नहीं सकता.

इति

Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 4
Lines: 18
Reading time: ~2 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: irregular

The poem evokes a tender, yearning, yet ultimately hopeful romantic mood, shifting seamlessly from melancholy solitude to joyful affirmation. A painting of this scene would show a figure peering into a dense, obscuring blanket of gray mist where distant details dissolve into a soft, hazy blur, save for a faint, ethereal glow piercing through the gloom. Within that luminous patch of fog, a familiar, smiling face materializes vividly, framed by gentle eyes and a sweet smile that symbolize the enduring power of love and memory to conquer isolation. The artistic tone is deeply intimate and devotional, contrasting the chilling emptiness of the fog with the warm, luminescent persistence of shared past moments that shine like fireflies in the dark.

कोहरा (Kohra), by Anjana Bhatt runs to 18 lines across 4 stanzas, set as Irregular stanzas with free-flowing lines. Its governing rasa is Shringara, shaded by Shanta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1953 · 1990s span of Anjana Bhatt's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for कठिनाइयों और धुंध के पार भी प्रेम की स्पष्ट अनुभूति and स्मृतियों के सहारे जीवन के सूनेपन को दूर करना. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Indian Beauty: Bathed in a warm, enveloping glow, this tender profile portrait exudes a quiet, introspective mood of timeless grace and gentle dignity. An Indian woman is depicted in soft profile view, delicately draped in a…

Words worth pausing on

नक्श: निशान या आकृति
अरमानों: इच्छाओं या आकांक्षाओं

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The Poet

अंजना भट्ट

Anjana Bhatt

1953 · 1990s

Anjana Bhatt is a compelling voice in contemporary Hindi poetry who writes with profound emotional vulnerability. Born in 1957 in New Delhi, her work primarily navigates the intricate architecture of human relationships, domestic life, and the quiet sacrifices inherent in motherhood. She does not rely on complex literary structures. Instead, she brings the raw realities of everyday existence to the forefront of her verses. Poems like Bolo Maa and Dulhan Ka Singaar resonate deeply with readers because they articulate the unspoken fears and longings of the ordinary woman. She has cultivated a dedicated following through prominent literary platforms and literary journals, ensuring that the female experience is documented with empathy and clarity. Bhatt stands as a poet of genuine resilience, offering comfort and recognition to those who often feel overlooked by mainstream literary narratives.