Contemplation Poems

Rahat Indori is a very well known shayar. Here are some of the verses penned by him. Rajiv Krishna Saxena लोग हर मोड़ पे लोग हर मोड़ पे रुक रुक के संभलते क्यों हैं इतना डरते हैं तो फिर घर से निकलते क्यों हैं मैं न जुगनू हूँ, दिया हूँ …

Bal Swarup Rahi is one of my favorite poets. Here is a poem that is a realistic advisory for living a life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अक्ल कहती है अक्ल कहती है, सयानों से बनाए रखना दिल ये कहता है, दीवानों से बनाए रखना लोग टिकने नहीं देते हैं कभी चोटी …

[learn_more caption=”Introduction: See more”]In early summer, fields are empty and dried leaves fallen from trees fly all over in warm wind. Poet presents a shabda-chitra and likens the scene to the loneliness in life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena[/learn_more] जिंदगी बदल रही है जब मैं छोटा था दुनियाँ शायद बहुत बड़ी हुआ …

Nida Fazli has a unique style. Simple words and very deep meaning. Some of his dohas were presented before. Some more are being posted now. Rajiv Krishna Saxena निदा फाजली के दोहे 2 मैं भी तू भी यात्री, आती जाती रेल अपने अपने गाँव तक, सब का सब से मेल। …

So many things are there in this word that an Omani-potant God can do to help. Why does He not? Here is a thoughtful poem from Nida Fazli. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हाथ बटाओ नील गगन पर बैठे कब तक चांद सितारों से झांकोगे पर्वत की ऊंची चोटी से कब तक …

World is full of delusions that turn ultimately into realization of the truth. In this sweet poem, Mahadevi Ji give several metaphors of this fact of life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena संसार निश्वासों सा नीड़ निशा का बन जाता जब शयनागार, लुट जाते अभिराम छिन्न मुक्तावलियों के वंदनवार तब बुझते तारों …

When life-long delusions end and we suddenly discover the truth, a heart-break invariably follows. So beautifully expressed in this poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan! Rajiv Krishna Saxena तब रोक न पाया मैं आँसू जिसके पीछे पागल हो कर मैं दौड़ा अपने जीवन भर, जब मृगजल में परिवर्तित हो, मुझ पर …

Bekal Utsaahi (real name Mohammad Shafi Khan) is a well know poet with grass-roots in Hindi heartland. His geets reflects the concerns of farmers and rural folks. He wrote some gazals also though his forte remained geets as the last two lines of the gazal below convey. The poet was …

Two lovely short poems about mature love. First poem refers to a plethora of pain, and sadness that accumulate through a life spent with each other, but remain silent and un-communicated. The second one shows how a couple after a life lived together; find themselves becoming un-separable parts of each …

Youth has so many dreams and aspirations… Life however takes its own course and age marches menacingly on us every moment. As we hit middle age, dreams remain unfulfilled even as dwindling courage forces us to bury those dreams and ideologies in the deep gorge of inaction… Rajiv Krishna Saxena …