“duniya mein aapaka svaagat hai jahaan

shabd nrty karate hain aur bhaavanaon ko

bolate hain yah kavita kee aapakee apanee

duniya hai. shaashvat krtiyon se lekar maulik

kavitaon tak, ham bhaasha kee sundarata,

gaharaee, aur lay kee khoj karate hain. aaie

aatma ko kriyaon mein saans len aur dil ko

lainon ke beech arth khojane den. is yaatra

par hamaare saath chalen jahaan har kavita

ek kahaanee bataatee hai.”