KHANT
pruthvivaril kavitenantar
path thopaToon ghetaanaahee
tharathar jaaNMavate,
thopaTanaaryaa haatachyaa angaTheechaa khaDaa jaNoo rupavate,
kavitaa chaangalee aahe aapalyaalaa awaDalee
ase mhaNaNaaryaachaa ek DoLaa miTalelaa.
tyaachee driShTee sankuchit tar naahee naa,
hee kaaLajee lagoon raahate manaa,
shrotyaanvar prem asate naa,
mhaNoonach kaaLajee,jashee mulaanchee aayaamnaa,
upadesh kuThalaahee karat naahee tyaalaa,
PaN ek saangato tyaachaa vichaar bhalaa,
donhee DoLyaamnee pahaal tar neat disel,
samorachyaa vastuche mojmaap kaay asel,
kaci pruthvikaDe pahaato ek aai mhaNoon ,
tasech kalpanaa chaavala sarakhe duroon duroon,
marathit grah saare aahet pullingee,
paNpruthvee ekaTeech streelingee,
MhaNoon tichee tulanaa strrshee,
kelee tar kuThe shinkalee maashee,
PaN hehee kharech aahe,
kee stree heemaataa aahe,
maataa mhaNoonach adhik poojya aahe,
he visarale tar maatra saarech shoonyaa aahe.
-----------------------Krishnakumar Pradhan