City Poem: Pallavi Verma

दिल्ली की लड़कियों सी 

 तेज़ जुबान 
की धार
उलटे जवाब 
से वार
'स्टाइल-फैशन' 
की शान
बाज़ारी मोल टोल 
का ज्ञान
रखने लगी हूँ मैं 
दिल्ली में रहकर 
दिल्ली की लड़कियों सी 
हो गयी हूँ मैं। 

यहाँ की हवा 
और हवाओं से 
लगती है जल्दी 
हर साल यहाँ 
बढ़ती जाती आबादी  
राह भूल जाने पे
लोगों से कम 
'गूगल मैप्स' से जयदा 
बतलानी लगी हूँ मैं 
दिल्ली में रहकर 
दिल्ली की लड़कियों सी 
हो गयी हूँ मैं।  

 विदेशी खाने के लिए 
साउथ दिल्ली की   
मुग़लई खाने के लिए 
पुरानी दिल्ली की 
गली-गली भटकती  
पर क्या करूँ  
रात को देर तक
बाहर रहने से  
डरने लगी हूँ मैं 
दिल्ली में रहकर 
दिल्ली की लड़कियों सी 
हो गयी हूँ मैं।

Comments

  1. swati kumariMarch 3, 2019 at 6:12 PM

    Bahot khoob, mujhe poem kafi sarcastic lagi. Aur jis tarah se tumne ek particular gender ka perspective laya h poem mai woh kafi interesting h.

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    1. Pallavi VermaApril 17, 2019 at 12:23 PM

      Hi Swati!
      Thank you. Yes, I have tried writing it in a sarcastic tone

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  2. preetiMarch 4, 2019 at 7:54 AM

    Yeah! Delhi ki ladki. The twin personalities of a young woman in Delhi is poignantly presented by you. The blunt city girl ironically, transoms into a tender-timid woman at night. The reality of progressive woman in a metropolitan city.

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  3. Shubham AryaMarch 8, 2019 at 6:15 AM

    Hello Pallavi!
    इसे कहते हैं बोल-चाल की कविता, जैसा महसूस किया, वैसा कहा! Appreciate this! This is the beauty of the poem a well!
    Cheers!
    Jesus Loves You!

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