Life And Time Poems

We have problems with our life that sadden us. However, if we see others who have far bigger problems, we realize that our problems are not that big after all! Here is an old classic from Virendra Mishra. Please read the poem loudly and slowly, to really enjoy it. Rajiv …

The great war of Mahabharata left a permanent scar on the Indian psyche. The politics, the moral and ethical issues, the sheer magnitude of human suffering and loss of millions of lives, all this; the event was unparalleled in human history. But what happened after the war? Life simply could …

There are things that we should never ever do. Here is a formidable list in the typical style of Pandit Om Vyas. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कभी नहीं, कभी नहीं साले की बुराई शक्की को दवाई उधार–प्रेमी को अपने दोस्त से मिलाना पत्नी को अपनी असली इनकम बतलाना नवजात कुत्ते के …

Many of our songs from the golden era are very perceptive and express deep feelings. This one written by the well known shair Kaifi Azami for the movie ‘Shola aur Shabnam’ is a good example. The feeling of despondency and having absolutely lost out on life are so clearly discernible. …

Another lovely poem by Atal Ji. One more year has passed by and one can just observe and feel inside the emptiness of this uninterrupted yet repetitive stream of passage of time….Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक बरस बीत गया झुलसाता जेठ मास शरद चांदनी उदास सिसकी भरते सावन का अन्तर्घट रीत …

Missing homeland in a foreign country is but natural. Here are such sentiments expressed beautifully by Girija Kumar Mathur while living in New York. Rajiv Krishna Saxena न्यूयार्क की एक शाम देश काल तजकर मैं आया भूमि सिंधु के पार सलोनी उस मिट्टी का परस छुट गया जैसे तेरा प्यार …

Here is another famous poem of Mahadevi Verma. Experience the joy of reading pure, unadultrated Hindi language,  and admire the skill of the poet to weave the words into a beautiful poem.- Rajiv Krishna Saxena धूप सा तन दीप सी मैं। उड़ रहा नित एक सौरभ-धूम-लेखा में बिखर तन, खो …

Living a life is not such an easy chore. It tires out a person. At the end of it, one gets a feeling how absurd and pointless the whole affair was, and how pointless it is to get exhausted in doing so… A very lovely poem by Girija Kumar Mathur. …

Here is a nice poem dipped in the nostalgia of growing up in a small town. Rajiv Krishna Saxena छोटे शहर की यादें मुझे फिर बुलातीं हैं मुस्काती रातें, वो छोटे शहर की बड़ी प्यारी बातें। चंदा की फाँकों का हौले से बढ़ना, जामुन की टहनी पे सूरज का चढ़ना। …

Daily rut and unchanged routine… doing the same thing day after day with no joy of creativity… drains a man. There seems no escape … regrets linger on with us. Perhaps things could be better if we had not compromised in life. Yet now we almost willing remain in the …