Frustration Poems

Here is a poem that seems to come from times bygone. A village woman writing to her husband who lives in a city. I wonder if such letters are written anymore.  Quite a nostalgia! Rajiv Krishna Saxena परदेसी को पत्र   सोसती सर्व उपमा जोग बाबू रामदास को लिखा गनेस …

Here is a mischievous but funny poem by Satyanarayan Sharma “Kamal”. One sure must be careful while handling HOT peppers!! Rajiv Krishna Saxena हरी मिर्च खाने की मेज़ पर आज एक लम्बी छरहरी हरी मिर्च अदा से कमर टेढ़ी किये चेहरे पर मासूमियत लिये देर से झाँक रही मानो कह …

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 …

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 …

This realization dawns on most of us sooner or later. I couldn’t do much in life. Couldn’t achieve anything worthwhile. So much could be done. Here is a poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena   मैं जीवन में कुछ न कर सका   मैं जीवन में कुछ न …

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 …

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 …

Things change and nothing ever remains the same. A family, a household that grew up with laughter and love wilts under the weight of egos and self interests of growing children who are now adults. Gone are mutual respect and affection and there is intolerance and harsh words. What a …

Frustrations in life keep accumulating. We all feel that system should change but are not sure how. Here is a popular poem of Dushyant Kumar Ji on this theme. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena हो गई है पीर पर्वत सी पिघलनी चहिए हो गई है पीर पर्वत सी पिघलनी चहिए‚ इस …

A middle-aged son Guddan, who could not reach at the time of mother’s death, writes a letter to her. It is so personal, private and emotional that it moves all readers. This is an excerpt from the poem of the well known poet Ashok Vajpai Ji. Rjiv Krishna Saxena दिवंगत …