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हरी घाटी

Hari Ghati

1 verses · ~1 min

फिर नदी की बात सुन कर चहचहाने लग गई है यह हरी घाटी हवा से बात कर के लहलहाने लग गई है झर रहे झरने हँसी के उड़ रहे तूफ़ान में स्वर रेशमी दुकूल जैसे बादलों के चीर नभ पर और धरती रातरानी को सजाने लग गई है यह हरी घाटी हवा से बात कर के महमहाने लग गई है गाड़ कर पेड़ों के झंडे बज रहे वर्षा के मादल आँजती वातायनों की चितवनों में सांझ काजल और बूँदों की मधुर आहट रिझाने लग गई है यह हरी घाटी हवा से बात कर के गुनगुनाने लग गई है

इति

Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 1
Lines: 22
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: irregular

Imbued with a serene and meditative shanta rasa, the poem evokes a tranquil, deeply restorative emotional atmosphere of oneness with the natural world during the monsoon. Visually, a painting of this scene would depict a lush, vibrant green valley alive with motion: a river winding through the landscape, waterfalls cascading like laughter, and clouds tearing across the sky like silken scarves amidst a brewing tempest. Symbolically, the earth adorns itself like a bride with night-blooming jasmine while trees stand as banners and rain drums beat a rhythmic pulse, capturing the profound harmony of earth and sky at twilight. The overall artistic and emotional tone is one of idyllic, lyrical intimacy and peaceful rejuvenation, where the very breeze and falling raindrops seem to whisper a gentle, humming lullaby.

हरी घाटी (Hari Ghati), by Poornima Varman runs to 22 lines, set as Three stanzas with a recurring refrain 'यह हरी घाटी हवा से बात कर के...'. Its governing rasa is Shanta, shaded by Adbhuta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1955 · 2006 span of Poornima Varman's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for वर्षा ऋतु में हरी घाटी का जीवंत सौंदर्य and प्रकृति का संगीतमय और आनंदमयी रूप. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside River Landscape with Boats: Bathed in a serene and meditative emotional atmosphere, this oil painting captures a tranquil tropical waterway where traditional sailboats glide effortlessly across a sunlit river. The landscape is framed by lush,…

Words worth pausing on

दुकूल: रेशमी वस्त्र या दुपट्टा
मादल: एक प्रकार का ढोल या वाद्य यंत्र
वातायनों: खिड़कियों

Threads

River Rain Nature Beauty

The Poet

पूर्णिमा वर्मन

Poornima Varman

1955 · 2006

Poornima Varman achieved something historically profound by recognizing that the future of the Hindi language needed to be secured on the digital frontier. Born in 1955 in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, and later settling in the United Arab Emirates, she single handedly pioneered the movement of Hindi literature onto the internet. In the year 2000, long before digital publishing became the norm, she founded the foundational literary web magazines Abhivyakti and Anubhuti. Through these platforms, she connected a globally scattered diaspora of Hindi readers and provided an accessible stage for both established legends and emerging voices. Beyond her monumental editorial work, she is a deeply sensitive poet in her own right. Her collections like Vakt Ke Sath explore the nuances of the diasporic experience, nostalgia, and changing human relationships. She holds a unique and indispensable place in modern letters. She did not just write literature she built the digital sanctuary where contemporary Hindi literature continues to thrive.