Life And Time Poems

Here is Dharamvir Bharati’s description of talks that never end between two new lovers. Dedicated to all lovers on this Valentine ’s Day. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बातें सपनों में डूब–से स्वर में जब तुम कुछ भी कहती हो मन जैसे ताज़े फूलों के झरनों में घुल सा जाता है जैसे …

Life appears so absurd at times. Things happen for no rhyme and reason. To preserve ones sanity, it is best to take things in stride. This is the advice of Nilam Singh – Rajiv Krishna Saxena और काम सोचना धुआँ, धूप, पानी में ऋतु की मन मानी में सूख गये …

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the most popular leaders of the nation, a statesman as well as a Kavi. When my book Geeta Kavya Madhuri was published in 2002, I wrote to Atal Ji that I wanted to personally come and give him few copies. He was at …

Separation from the loved one for a long period of time saps the energy. Life becomes a drab and nothing really cheers you up. Then one fine day the loved one returns. The poem depicts the exhilaration that the woman feels when the heart throb returns and how! Suddenly there …

Those who flow with the tide and take things at face value while living their lives probably fare better in their life’s journey. Those who dig deeper and try to understand the why and how of things that happen, are bound to come face to face with bitter and disturbing …

Atal Jis poems have special significance. He was leader of a country of one billion people; a seasoned politician who would have seen all that is to be seen on this earth. It is admirable that he retained the sensitivity of heart as a poet too, a member of the …

Sometimes, things change unexpectedly and for the better that looks like a divine intervention and surprises people. Here is a poem depicting that. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अपनापन चिलचिलाती धूप में सावन कहाँ से आ गया आप की आँखों में अपनापन कहाँ से आ गया। जब वो रोया फूट कर मोती …

Those were the heady days of Rajput pride (11-12th century AD). Skirmishes and wars between various Rajput kings was a constant feature of that era. These internal fights eventually weakened the kings so much that Shahabuddin Gauri the muslim warrior was finally able to conquer Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Delhi …

A person who has been very active and useful to the society throughout his life, suddenly finds himself quite useless when he is old. He just lingers on wondering about his role. He prays to be taken away as he has nothing more to contribute. Rajiv Kishna Saxena प्रभु आज्ञा …

Those who strive to tirelessly work for others may perish, but here Mahadevi Verma states that she would rather prefer that suffering than become immortal by the grace of God. Be careful to pause at commas to get the true meanings of lines. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरा मिटने का अधिकार …