Frustration Poems

राही के मुक्तक – बालस्वरूप राही

राही के मुक्तक – बालस्वरूप राही

Famous poet Bal Swaroop Rahi has written a large number of muktaks. Here are a few of them. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राही के मुक्तक मेरे आँसू तो किसी सीप का मोती न बने साथ मेरे न कभी आँख किसी की रोई ज़िन्दगी है इसकी न शिकायत मुझको गम तो इसका …

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नवम्बर की दोपहर – धर्मवीर भारती

नवम्बर की दोपहर – धर्मवीर भारती

November here denotes the twilight of life. One remembers the by-gone love of yesteryears that was lost. What would she be doing, one wonders… The years would have aged her too. This bit by bit aging (til til kar pakna) would go-on till the end of life … beautifully stated …

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मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो – ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो - ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

Sometimes we get fed up with every thing in this world. Nothing matters any more. One tends to be indifferent to pleasure or pain at that time. Here is a nice poem by Thakur Gopal Sharan Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो रहने दो मुझको निर्जन में …

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प्रेमिका का उत्तर कवि को – बालस्वरूप राही

प्रेमिका का उत्तर कवि को – बालस्वरूप राही

Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is second poem of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem [click here to read], the poet was …

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फूल और मिट्टी – वीरबाला

फूल और मिट्टी – वीरबाला भावसार

Dear readers, my mother Dr. Veerbala who was my inspiration and a great help in the editorial work for Geeta-Kavita, is no more. She was 79 years old but remained alert and intellectually active till her end came on Monday the 9th August 2010. The only sister of the famous …

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कुम्हलाये हैं फूल – ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

कुम्हलाये हैं फूल – ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

In this lovely poem, flowers are metaphors for children. Those children who do not have a childhood are like wilted flowers. Like the children I photographed recently in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Market, selling various sundry items to passers by. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुम्हलाये हैं फूल अभी–अभी तो खिल आये थे …

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कोई और छाँव देखेंगे – ताराप्रकाश जोशी

कोई और छाँव देखेंगे - ताराप्रकाश जोशी

We often feel that this life was just a learning experience and if only we could do it again with the accumulated wisdom. At time we feel dejected at the contorted and unfair ways of the world. If only we could run away and find a better place… This poem …

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कल्पना और जिंदगी – वीरेंद्र मिश्र

कल्पना और जिंदगी – वीरेंद्र मिश्र

As a man matures in thinking, his past simple beliefs slowly get shattered and the real bitter truth about life stares directly into his eyes. It is like the shattering of belief in Santa Clause in children. Sooner or later the real truth dawns. Here is a famous poem of …

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कब मना है – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

कब मना है – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Calamities come in every one’s life. There could be death of a near and dear one or losing love of one’s life. Desperation may follow and everything may look dark and hopeless. Here Bachchan Ji tells in his inimitable style, it is fine to light a tiny lamp to dispel …

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जिंदगानी मना ही लेती है – बालस्वरूप राही

जिंदगानी मना ही लेती है – बालस्वरूप राही

In life we often face defeat, dejection and frustration. Redeeming feature however is that we rebound, and the life goes on. Here is a lovely poem of Bal Swaroop Rahi, depicting this fact. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जिंदगानी मना ही लेती है हर किसी आँख में खुमार नहीं हर किसी रूप …

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