Contemplation Poems

Once the main duties associated with life are over, a kind of boredom sets in. There may be no specific issues but just a routine and wait… Rajiv Krishna Saxena ज़िन्दगी की शाम कह नहीं सकता समस्याएँ बढ़ी हैं, और या कुछ घटा है सम्मान। बढ़ रही हैं नित निरंतर, …

This poem has been posted on specific request of few readers. It shows that an entirely useless and discarded item may come handy and play a crucial role in larger than life historic events. Rajiv Krishna Saxena टूटा पहिया मैं रथ का टूटा हुआ पहिया हूँ लेकिन मुझे फेंको मत …

Here are some touching verses from Kunwar Bechain. They point out to the inadequacies in all of us. Rajiv Krishna Saxena टल नही सकता मैं चलते – चलते इतना थक  गया हूँ, चल नही सकता मगर मैं सूर्य हूँ, संध्या से पहले ढल नही सकता कोई जब रौशनी देगा, तभी …

You would have read Dohe of Kabir and Rahim. Those were written hundreds of years ago. Nida Fazli’s Dohe belong to this post-modern age. Understanding these may require a bit of thinking. I hope readers will like these. Rajiv Krishna Saxena निदा फ़ाज़ली के दोहे युग युग से हर बाग …

Here is a gem taken from the all-time classic “Rashmirathi”. Dinkar Ji abhors the animal instincts that linger just under the surface of humanity. He abhors the glorification of war by the society. No right thinking human being would want the death and destruction that invariably occurs in a war, …

There are some basic facts of life that do not change. We may try to hide or overlook those facts and live in a dream world of our own, but the reality dawns sooner or later. Read this beautiful poem by Shiv Bahadur Singh Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सपनों का …

Children have clear hearts. They respond to love and have no special motives in striking up friendships. Then at a certain age, that simplicity of heart gives way to cleverness. This lovely poem describes this transition and mourns the loss of that simple and selfless phase of life. Rajiv Krishna …

Here is a lovely poem that brings in strong nostalgia for simple rural life where a Neem tree in the court-yard is like a family member who fully participates in the family life from birth to death. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नीम के फूल एक कड़वी–मीठी औषधीय गंध से भर उठता …

Does sympathy mean anything or do the kind words said in sympathy essentially lack any substance? Here Harivansh Rai Bachchan poses this rather uncomfortable question. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या करूँ संवेदना ले कर तुम्हारी क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी? क्या करूँ? मैं दुखी जब-जब हुआ संवेदना तुमने दिखाई, मैं कृतज्ञ …

Omar Khayyam, a Persian philosopher poet lived about a thousand years ago. He was a mathematician, geographer, a scientist and a great poet. His Rubaiyat acquired great fame as they pondered over the meaningless fleeting life that humans suffer. In nineteenth century this work was translated by Fitzgerald into English. …