अहसास

रोज़ बातें और मुलाकातें
इतनी भी जरूरी नहीं, 
तेरे होने का अहसास ही
काफी है मेरे लिए.... 

ये ख़ामोशी और फ़ासले
इतने भी नही अखरते
अब कहीं भी रहे तू
हर पल करीब ही है मेरे लिए...... 

-शालिनी पाण्डेय

Sip of tea

Each morning
I start my day
by pouring your memories
into my cup of tea
I stir them slowly
and with each sip of
my morning tea
I wish
there will be
one fine morning
when I will be
sharing this sip
with you my love.

- Shalini Pandey

Some Days

There are days
some are like pink,
some are like blues. 

There are days
with glittering shines,
with ominous shadows.  

On some days
sunshine peeps into room
While on other
It's filled with hell darkness

On some days
gentle breeze touch my soul like a music
On other days
it crush me hard like a stone

Some days passes smooth
like flow of holy river
While some are
hard to sail through.

I think it is one such day
which seems like passing silently
But inside me is crying loud
in separation of my beloved.

- Shalini Pandey