Here is a short poem by the famous poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala that I am sure you would enjoy – Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाँधो न नाव इस ठाँव, बन्धु बाँधो न नाव इस ठाँव, बन्धु! पूछेगा सारा गाँव, बन्धु! यह घाट वही जिस पर हँसकर, वह कभी नहाती थी धँसकर, …
Read More »बागन काहे को जाओ पिया – रसखान
Born “Sayyad Ibrahim” in village Pihani in District Hardoi in the year 1615, Raskhan later moved to Delhi and then to the birthplace of Lord Krishna. His later writings are uniquely immersed in the love of Lord Krishna (See poem ‘Manus hon toh vahi Raskhan’ in Geeta-kavita). Till the time …
Read More »आशा कम विश्वास बहुत है – बलबीर सिंह ‘रंग’
Here is a nice poem by Balbir Singh Rang showing the perils of an one sided love. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आशा कम विश्वास बहुत है जानें क्यों तुमसे मिलने की आशा कम‚ विश्वास बहुत है। सहसा भूली याद तुम्हारी उर में आग लगा जाती है विरहातप भी मधुर मिलन …
Read More »अरसे के बाद – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना
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 …
Read More »अंतिम मिलन – बालकृष्ण राव
Saying last good-bye and parting ways is so difficult. Two young people who now know that they can no longer walk together, nonetheless are at a loss to decide who would say good-bye first. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अंतिम मिलन याद है मुझको, तुम्हें भी याद होगा मार्च की वह दोपहर, …
Read More »अज्ञात साथी के नाम – गोपाल दास नीरज
In this age of mobile phones, internet and emails, here is a poem with old-world charm. Old world where a hand written letter could easily light up a day, a life. Here is a charmer from Neeraj. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अज्ञात साथी के नाम लिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे खत तो …
Read More »अगर डोला कभी इस राह से गुजरे- धर्मवीर भारती
Here is a lovely poem of Dharamvir Bharati about lovers who could not be together. Society would not let them This poem belongs to an era that is slowly fading away. See the helplessness in the line Preet hi sub kuchh nahin hai, Lok ki marjad hai sabse badi.. Rajiv …
Read More »अभी न सीखो प्यार – धर्मवीर भारती
Here is about innocence of early youth that should be allowed to stay just as such for some more time. A very pretty little girl, too young to enter the emotional minefield of love. See how Bharati Ji describes it. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अभी न सीखो प्यार यह पान फूल …
Read More »आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है – भगवती चरण वर्मा
When lovers meet there is magic in atmosphere. Here is a poem by Bhagwati Charan Varma that describes the feelings. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है, आज विस्मृत का मृदुल आघात है आज अलसित और मादकता भरे सुखद सपनों से शिथिल …
Read More »आज का दिन – रविन्द्र भ्रमर
Some one is falling in love? Common sign is a constant thinking about the person one is falling in live with. Ravindra Bhramar describes the feeling… Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज का दिन आज का यह पहला दिन तुम्हे दे दिया मैंने आज दिन भर तुम्हारे ही ख्यालों का लगा मेला …
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