मन तृषार्त चातक, मन चकोर विरही 
तू रे पुनवेचा चांद कुट्ट ढगाळल्या राती 
परी खुळावते जिवा तुझी लावून चाहूल 
वेडे वादळ श्वासांचे अन गात्रांत भरती!

 (November 2016)  

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