Baba
By Rucha Joshi
Priya baba, ki adarniya vadil, kaley nahi mala hyatle antar kadhi,
Pan antar karave dekhil ka, shevti eekach na toh vyakti
Baba aaj sang na mala kasa aheas tu? Sorry, sorry kase ahat tumhi?
Tu tukar karu naye babanna, ase aaikta mothe hoto aapan,
Ani tevha pasunach baap parka vatu lagto aaplyala
Thodya goshti tuzya, thodya mazhya aaikta sangta gammat bhari yaychi,
Pan tuzhya ghosti, fakt ghosti navhe tar ti vastustithi hoti.
Baba tevha jar ti gosht, gosht mhanun nahi tar
khar, kharokharach, khar mhanun aaikli asti,
Tar kadachit aajchi mazhi vastustiti kahishi vegli asli asti
Jevan shevti khelach mhana aaj toh ubha udya mi,
Karmancha fera matr yeilach applyavari.
Boltos tu mozhkech, kartos matr khup kahi,
Tuzhya vadilanpeksha mokla hou baghtos na tu hi kadhi?
Thaklaashil kadhi tar sangshil ka mala,
Tuzhya aayushyaltil natya gotyana parka manshil ka eekda
Dur asuni javalcha vattos, pan bolayla java tar veglach astos,
Kiti ni kay-kay anubhavlays, kiti ni Kay-Kay aaikun ghetlyas,
chahul kadhi Kanon Kani lagun nahi dilis matr,
Mazhya aayushya natakatil sarv patrana mi tuzhyapeksha thodha jast jante
Pan tuzhech patr aaplese ani javleche vatatte
Tu dusra koni nahi, tar mazhyach vayaskarpanacha darpan aheas,
Ani mahit ahe mala tuzhyatla mul tu shodu baghtos mazhyat hi
kadhi.
By Rucha Joshi

nice
I love the amount of thought put into this. The poem deeply resonates with me.
heartwarming and emotional piece!
Hrudaysparshi
Apratim