Jun 06, 2006 00:54
RAINCOAT.
9 FEB 2005- 'MADHURA'- SAKAL.
coffeecha ek ghot tine ghetla khara...pan nantar to cup tasach tya khidkijavalchya kattyavar thevun dila.tyachyashi gappa martanahi asech doghanche cup bharlele rahun jayche. mag ti khidkichya kachevarche panyache oghal nyahalat basli. ekala dusra milala, ki to themb aankhi motha vhaycha, an jorat ghasrat khali yaycha. tya oghalatunach samorchya rastyavarcha aspashta chitra disat hota...nuktich shala sutli hoti watata..tyamule mulanchi, padcharyanchi dhaavpal chalu hoti. vividh ranganchya, cartonschya, aani kalya chhatryanni rasta bharun gela hota. itkyat ek chimukli ticha raincoat maitrininna dakhvat, talat nachat,hasat jau lagli...nava asava..!
hila ugich watla..raincoat kashala ghatla..? mast bhijat java ki! pan mag watla..tila kahi aajar zala, tar aai-vadilanna traas.
aaplyala kon aahe kalji karayla. sadhya tari.
mag ti aat pahu lagli. ticha laksha dusrya ughdya khidkivar tanglelya tichya raincoatvar gela. panyache themb thibkat hote. kasa swachha disat hota..fulafulancha. ghetana to mhanala hota..'fulancha kashala ghetes..? lahan aahes ka..?'
'hoy...aani kayam lahanach rahin. ' ti ladaat mhanali hoti.
arthaat mothyanpramane vichar karaychi vel tevhatari navhti aali. tila aathavla. te dogha firayla jatana paus padat asla, tar ti raincoat ghalunach nighaychi. varpasun khalparyant bandist...! (hi goshta vegli..ki tevha ti fakt raincoat madhech bandist hoti..) mag to mhanaycha..'tula sangto roj..tari eikat nahis. raincoat kashala ghaltes..? mi ghatla ka bagh bara..'
'shi...mala nahi aawdat...chikchik nusti...tula aawdat asel..'-ti.
'tyasathi nahi ga..tu bhijlyavar sundar distes khup...taji taji..gulabasarkhi..!'- to.
'wa re wa...! kahi tari bolaycha mhanun bolaycha...'- ti.
'kharach ga...cheshta nahi karat mi..'-to mhanaycha.
.....tila swatashich hasu aala.pan vilag zalele oth parat ekmekanna bhidle an ti shaant zali. baher pawsacha dheer gambhir aawaj yet hota..thand ware wahat hote. ti baher bhijayla gelihi asti, pan kunasathi bhijaycha..? samor angnat tichi 5 varshanchi mulgi pawsat bhijat ye re ye re pawsa mhanat chimuklya hatanni aakashala aavhan det hoti. tila aat aanayla mhanun uthun hi baher aali, an pawsache thand gaar themb chehryavar padtach shaharun uthli.
'mummy...tu pan khelte...?'-mulgi. ti khudkan hasli...
'mummy...tu pawshaat khup cute dishte...'-tichi mulgi tila tak lavun pahat mhanali. ti punha shaharun uthli. janu toch bolat hota. ti vichaar karu lagli...ka ghalaycha ha raincoat...? aaplya pahilya vahilya premachi najuk aathvan denarya pawsapasun wachnyasathi...? pawsalyat roj khidkit basun coffee, gappanna sath denarya pawsapaun wachnyasathi...? tyachya compliment cha anadar tar nahi na zala...? aaj to ya jagat nahi mhanun punha aapan manane bandist zalo aahot. itke ki tyachya aawadtya pawsapasunhi hatbhar lamb rahto...itkech kaay, tyachya 'sawli'lahi bhiju det nahi. tyala aapan raincoat shivay aawdaycho. aapan matra raincoat madhe rahun pawsapaun alipt rahilo...
tine tharavla...raincoat na ghalta mansokta bhijaycha...shariranehi..an mananehi..ashrunpeksha pawsat bhijun aapan jast sundar bhasu...tyachyasathi...fakt tyachyasathi...! aata tila kewal ek vidhva kinwa aai mhanun nahi...tar tich juni preyasi banun rahaycha hota....raincoat shivay sundar disnari....
-SUMIT PATIL.