kiantu - gooanjata kise dekhakar yah kekarav?
jale thooanth in vrikshoan mean kyoan ye navapallav?
are grishm mean jhulasi-pushpit hueean latayean?
yah bhramaroan ka madhu-gunjan? kokil kyoan gayean?
navapraphull nilotpal tulasi-saurabh mishrit-
havyavah yah ata hai kyoan itana surabhit?
kya- yah bhuvan-mohini mohan-murali boli?
nach rahe patte-patte tarushala doli..
vah mayoor ka pichchh dikhata hai laharata!
vah vidyutpitabh aho, patuka phaharata!
dau do! sab dau do! a gaya kanhaee!
lo, yah usaki snehapoorn dhvani p di sunaee..
vraj ka jivan-pran, jyoti, sarvasv, sahara-
lo- yah hansata aya, natakhat kanooan hamara..