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साथ-साथ चलते जाना कब साठ बरस बीते!
एक हाथ में थी कविता, दूजे में थी रोटी हम तानते रहे दोनों की लय छोटी-छोटी चलते रहे सफ़र में हम यों ही खाते-पीते!
जब आया जलजला, पाँव काँपने लगे डर से बढ़कर थाम लिया हमने इक-दूजे को कर से कितना कुछ टूटा-फूटा, पर हम न कभी रीते!
छोटे-छोटे सुख-पंछी फड़काते थे पाँखें छोटे-छोटे सपनों से भर आती थीं आँखें गिरे-पड़े, कुछ हारे-से भी, पर आख़िर जीते!
ख़ुद के गिरने पर उठकर तुम कितना हँसती थीं पर मेरी छोटी-सी डगमग तुमको डँसती थी भर आते थे जीवन-रस से, पल विष-से तीते!
जब-जब दूर हुआ घर से, तनहा हो घबराया तब-तब लगा मुझे, कोई स्वर तुम जैसा आया- घबराना मत तनहाई से, मैं तो हूँ मीते!
इति
The Poet
रामदरश मिश्र
Ramdarash Mishra
1924 · 2021
Born in 1924 in the village of Dumari in Gorakhpur, Ramdarash Mishra represents a profound synthesis of rural consciousness and high academic rigor. He did not let his extensive education at Banaras Hindu University or his tenure as a professor at the University of Delhi detach him from the village roots that first shaped his worldview. Over a career spanning more than eighty books, Mishra wrote poetry, novels, memoirs, and critical essays that explored the shifting realities of Indian society. His poetry collections, such as Pak Gai Hai Dhoop, speak with the quiet authority of a man who has observed the changing seasons of human relationships. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 and the Saraswati Samman in 2021. Mishra possesses a rare literary longevity, consistently producing work that avoids artificial complexity in favor of unpretentious, deeply felt truth. He gave the Hindi literary world a voice that is both intellectually expansive and beautifully rooted in the earth.
Paired Painting
Mother and Child
This tender watercolour and pencil study captures a timeless moment of maternal devotion, presenting a mother cradling her child with infinite care. The delicate draughtsmanship reveals an intimate observation of everyday life, blending classical sensibilities with subtle academic realism. The mother gazes down at her infant with serene affection, embodying the profound emotional bond celebrated across generations of figurative art. Every stroke of the pencil and wash of pigment breathes life into a quiet, sacred domestic vignette.
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