empty chair - mhk iv

mhk - 2005
a typical desi gathering
some ensconced on sofas
others squatting on the rug
children running amuck
condolences and silent sighs
..................in one corner
politics, quakes and hurricanes
..................in another
in the midst
of all that hullabaloo
my eyes would
fall on one empty chair
..................repeatedly

mhk - 2005
aik hangama thaa wahaaN barpa
thay jamaa bachchay, booRhay, jawaan
koi bhaag raha tha, khail raha tha
kahiN dilasa, kahin siyasat
meri nazar najanay kyuN
oos khali kursi per jati thee
...................bar bar