persiflage in coffee break

photo credit Tanay Behera


forgettable
faded dreams
flagging words
forlorn look
frozen touch
frigid love

unforgettable
fetching smile
fervent laughter
fervid fracas
fledgling hopes
feisty mirth

doosra cup / second cup

t'ri ik muskurahat say
dhund janay kahaaN
ghayab ho jati hay
aur her rah geer
shanashai sa lagta hay

that enigmatic smile
dissipates all the murk
and each passersby
as if nods in recognition