daree-sahamee patnee
aur teen bachchon ke saath
kiraae ke makaan men
rahataa hai rikshaavaalaa.
bachche
roj shaam khelate hain ek khel
jisamen seetee naheen bajaatee hai rel
naheen hotee usamen
pakadm-pakadaaee kee bhaagadaud
n kisee se aage nikalane kee hod
n oonch-neech kaa bhed-bhaav
aur n hee chhupam-chhupaaee kaa raaj
....usamen hotee hai
''fatehapuree- ek savaaree''
-kee aavaaj.
chhotaa-saa bachchaa
puraanee paint ke paunche oopar chadhaa
rikshaa kaa haindil pakad
jor-jor se aavaaj lagaataa hai,
aur chhotee bahan ko savaaree banaa
pichhalee seet par baithaataa hai
...thodee der tak
ulte-seedhe paidal maarane ke baad
apane chhote-kaale haath
savaaree ke aage failaa detaa hai
nakalee rikshaavaalaa
poorv nirdhaarit kaaryakram ke anusaar
utar jaatee hai savaaree
apanee bhoomikaa ke saath men
aur mutthee men bndhaa
paanch rupaye kaa nakalee not
(....jo nikalataa hai
ek rupae ke saunf ke paikit men)
thamaa detee hai
nakalee rikshaavaale ke haath men.
tabhee khel men
pravesh karataa hai teesaraa bachchaa;
pakad rakhee hai jisane
ek gandee-sookhee lakadee
theek usee tarah
...jyon ek pulisavaalaa
dndaa pakadtaa hai apane nirmam haath men.
maarataa hai rikshaa ke taayar par
fir dhamakaataa hai use
pulisavaale kee taraha;
aur chheen letaa hai
nakalee bohanee ke
nakalee paise
nakalee rikshaavaale se
nakalee pulisavaalaa banakar
asalee pulisavaale kee tarah.