ek paarivaarik prashn – a poem by Kedarnath Singh

chhote se aangan mein
maan ne lagae hain
tulasee ke birave do

pita ne ugaaya hai
baragad chhatanaar

main apana nanha gulaab
kahaan rop doon!

mutthee mein prashn lie
daud raha hoon van-van,
parvat-parvat,
retee-retee…
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