प्रार्थना! हैं गुज़ारिश तुझ से ऐं परवरदिगार……..दे दे सहारा…. करा दे जीवन नैया पार….
Author: Sikiladi
एक प्रार्थना! (१)
प्रार्थना! जब आस न दिखे आस पास से…….हाथ जोड़ पुकार लो उसे…..
आई बहार!
Solitary Soldier!
Marabou Stork A large sized bird in Kenya 09/11/25 Nairobi
बादल की चादर
Published in October 2025 edition of Hindu Deep Widespread is the sheet of clouds Blanketing the Earth, the white spread Large heartedly embracing the earth Comforting with it’s relaxing shadows
दाना
Published in Hindu Deep Edition September 2025 A poetry by Sikiladi describing the grain picking by birds.
She Prays!
She prayed! She prayed incessantly She prayed religiously... With her earnest sentiments of love..... Love for the one who has loved her.. Or so she thought! She fasted.....stayed hungry....for his sake she prayed.....for him.....for his well being And...... He played....with her sentiments..... Trampling over her emotions and affection She realised not....she was a mere pawn... … Continue reading She Prays!
Panauti and Hanuman
Very commonly people use it as a slang and word it as “Shani ki Panauti “ indicating it as an ill fated time period. Shani refers to the planet Saturn and as per astrology when Saturn weighs heavy upon a person’s life chart everything around a person appears as a dark period, downfall or financial and mental drain. When nothing seems to be going the right way for someone they say, “Shani ki Panauti “ Read on for more……
Stains!
Life gifts us stains after stains Some stains cause unwanted strains And some stains reveal secret trails Visible stains get dried, get washed..... Some get erased, whilst others stay as stains Coffee and Tea stains are ugly ...... With after effects albeit uglier Yet, one may change and refresh .... Discarding the stained shirt or sash The … Continue reading Stains!
Diwali Greetings
Published in The Asian Weekly, Edition 789