Frustration Poems

धृतराष्ट्र  की प्रतीक्षा सूर्यास्त हो चल था नभ में पर रश्मि अभी कुछ बाकी थी अनजानी सी अनकही व्यथा चहुं   ओर महल में व्यापी थी धृतराष्ट्र मौन हो बैठे थे कर रहो प्रतीक्षा संजय की गुनते थे रण में क्या होगा चिंता पुत्रों की जय की थी कुछ दिवस पूर्व …

Many apprehensions in life are conditional, depending upon some basic premise and notions. Once the basic notions are discarded, the apprehensions vanish. Here is a lovely poem by Shri Krishna Tiwari. Tiwari Ji died last year (2013). Rajiv Krishna Saxena शीशे का घर जब तक यह शीशे का घर है …

Women have a world view that is very different from that of men. Women may seem involved and may even seem to participate enthusiastically in world affairs, but in heart of heart, their real focus remains on their love only. Nothing else really matters. This poem by Shanti Singhal comes …

Here is a lovely poem by Nida Fazali that makes so true comments on the journey of life. I specially like the first and the fourth stanzas. The first one shows how if we get what we desperately want from this life, it turns out to be essentially worthless. The …

A village bride is ready to leave parent’s home. A very poignant movement… Rajnarain Bisaria Ji describes the scene and her feelings beautifully and in a very moving manner. Presented are first couple of stanzas from a longer poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena विदा की घड़ी है विदा की घड़ी है …

This poem belongs to an era of 1950s. Boys and girls did not meet freely and a feminine mystique existed in the eyes of young boys. There were many attempts at getting near a girl, but most ended without any consequence. Castles were made in air and got demolished all …

Here is an old and famous poem of Dinkar Ji. Amazing thing is that even though this poem must be half a century old, it is so relevant to today’s scene in the country also. Insensitivity of the capital city to woes of the poor public in the country seems …

A village kachchi road is converted into a black tar-coal modern road. With that the old magic is buried forever. Only memories remain, and nostalgia… Here is an excerpt from a poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कच्ची सड़क सुनो ! सुनो ! यहीं कहीं एक कच्ची सड़क …

Here is a cry from a lover’s heart who sees his sweet-heart drifting away but is unable to convince her to return. A very touching poem indeed. Pleadings are so personal that we feel as if we are treading into territory that is extremely private. See the last two lines …

A son turns out to be a copy of his father. As we grow, we gradually realize that in our mannerism, thinking and opinions, we become more and more like our fathers. Here is a touching poem that brings out this truth out in the voice of the son at …