Contemplation Poems

मौन निमंत्रण – सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Watching the stllness of the night sky full of stars!

Here is a lovely poem of Sumitra Nandan Pant. In the stillness of night, there is a quiet invitation from stars. Who could it be from? Rajiv Krishna Saxena मौन निमंत्रण स्तब्ध ज्योत्सना में जब संसार चकित रहता शिशु सा नादान, विश्व के पलकों पर सुकुमार विचरते हैं जब स्वप्न …

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मैं नहीं आया तुम्हारे द्वार – शिवमंगल सिंह ‘सुमन’

I just landed at your door

Events unfold in life in ways that are some times beyond our comprehension and control. It appears that fate takes us wherever it wants. Here is a lovely poem by Shivmangal Singh Suman – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं नहीं आया तुम्हारे द्वार मैं नहीं आया तुम्हारे द्वार पथ ही मुड़ …

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बाप का कंधा – अज्ञात

On father's shoulder

Here is a poem that I received through a WhatsApp group. I do not know who wrote it but the poem is moving indeed. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाप का कंधा   मेरे कंधे पर बैठा मेरा बेटा जब मेरे कंधे पर खड़ा हो गया मुझसे कहने लगा देखो पापा मैं …

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मत कहो आकाश में कोहरा घना है – दुष्यंत कुमार

Frustrated from political corruption

There are problems all around, and frustrations. How do we cope with these? Here is a well know poem by Dushyant Kumar. Criticism of clandestine operations that straight persons are incapable of, in the last stanza is very beautifully put. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मत कहो आकाश में कोहरा घना है …

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आ गए तुम? – निधि सक्सेना 

you have come?

A really moving poem by the Sahitya Acadamy Award winning poetess Maha Shweta Devi, telling us the essential rules for going through life. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आ गए तुम? आ गए तुम, द्वार खुला है अंदर आओ…! पर तनिक ठहरो, ड्योढ़ी पर पड़े पाएदान पर अपना अहं झाड़ आना…! …

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पक्षी और बादल – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर

Birds and clouds

Borders between nations are man-made. Nature however has no regards for these borders. Dinker Ji puts is very well in this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पक्षी और बादल पक्षी और बादल ये भगवान के डाकिये हैं, जो एक महादेश से दूसरे महादेश को जाते हैं। हम तो समझ नहीं पाते …

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व्यक्तित्व का मध्यांतर – गिरिजा कुमार माथुर

Unperturbed in adversity

Here is a beautiful poem by Girija Kumar Mathur depicting the sense of failure that a man invariably feels at the end of his career.  It is very difficult to define a successful life. When a man looks back at his own life, it looks mediocre and unremarkable. Veer Savarkar …

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नींद की पुकार – वीरबाला

Waking up suddenly from deep sleep. Why!?

Life is short and expectations could be big. Real pain is felt if one knows that one deserves a much better deal, but is there any one out there who is listening to the silent pleas constantly emerging from your heart, and doing something about it? Or there is no …

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कारवां गुजर गया – गोपाल दास नीरज

Time passes by

A very powerful poem indeed. When we are young, we have dreams and aspirations. Most of these are never realized. Life passes on and suddenly one day we find ourselves exhausted, past our primes even as our dreams lay shattered. This sentiment is so beautifully captured by Gopal Das Neeraj …

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हम न रहेंगे – केदार नाथ अग्रवाल

The world will go on when we are gone!

The life goes on, even after we leave. In all its colors and glory, the life goes on. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम न रहेंगे हम न रहेंगे तब भी तो यह खेत रहेंगे, इन खेतों पर घन लहराते शेष रहेंगे, जीवन देते प्यास बुझाते माटी को मदमस्त बनाते श्याम बदरिया …

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