Shailendra Chauhan
AUTHOR'S/ POET’S PROFILE :
Shailendra Chauhan
Shailendra Chauhan (b 1954) is a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.
He writes poems, short stories, criticism of Hindi literature as well in English. His published works are:
Poetry Collections:
1) 'Nau Rupaye Bees Paise Ke Liye' (1983), Parimal Prakashan, Allahabad
2) 'Swet Patra' (2002), Sanghamitra Prakashan, Vidisha (MP)
3) 'Eashwar Kee Chaukhat par' (2004), Shabdalok Prakashan, Delhi
Short Stories:
1) 'Nahin yah koee Kahani nahin,' (1996) Sharada Prakashan, Allahabad
Memoirs/Reportaz/Biography:
1) 'Paanv Zameen par' (2010) Bodhi Prakashan, Jaipur
2) Freedom Fighter Sh Kundan Lal Gupta
3) Thakur Mahaveer Singh
He has been editing an unscheduled little Magazine “Dharati” since 1979. He regularly contributes to literary Hindi and English magazines.
He lives in Delhi and can be reached at his emails : shailendrachauhan@hotmail.com or shailendrachau@gmail.com &
Apathy
Shrinks slowly
the eagerness
as tortoise
shrinks its neck
An apathy
is spread
over the trees
and the sky
The lovely trees
look not so lovely
The heart thrills not
with joy
Straight goes the
road
from one town to another
almost quietly
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It’s the time now
Like strong whiff of a python
just as a blind ditch
Falling from heights of Niagara
and exhausted
still goes for gay time
at Otawa city
Isn’t it a dream !
Homeless electric wires
pass through the city overhead
have turned insensitive
Nobody talks anything
with anybody
Roaming freely are
stealers, pick-pockets
with sharpened edges of knives
Landing at airport
the time itself is
on the alert
He is hung without support
just like a compassionate friend
chirping from distance
like a sparrow
The excesses he suffered
have gone into oblivion
Behind the darkness is
the oval opening of the cannon
Countless mushrooms have bloomed
this year
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Jungle Bazaar
The lake hidden
amid the jungle
The flight of
known-unknown birds
in the sky
The trees small and tall
of various flora and fauna
What a beautiful forest!
Shouldn’t I stay here?
Villagers on bicycles
pass on gossiping
No road, no electricity, no hospital
Twelve miles away the school
No bazaar near by
Bazaar!
The bazaar is spreading and spreading
No wonder
If there be a marvelous bazaar tomorrow
by side this lake
The innumerous show-rooms
What will happen to the jungle?
Will the jungle survive?
Eco-friendly consumer
super market
botanical garden and a grand bazaar
amid the trees
deep spread in the jungle
Earlier there flowed a river
pure, clean and clear
in every town
Now the people everywhere
scattered like drying up clothes
There is continuous emanation of
unpleasant smell from drains
throughout the town
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