Nostalgia Poems

There is a huge migration of rural folks to cities. Search of jobs make people leave their homes and culture and face all kinds of ordeals in alien lands. In the process they themselves undergo irreversible changes and are lost to villages for ever. Here is a touching poem by …

[learn_more caption=”Introduction: See more”]As we “progress” in life, complexities of living and thinking increase. Then one day suddenly we come face to face with the simple life and scenery from the past. It then appears as if all that no longer belongs to us. As if the past in now …

It happens some times. We get suddenly and without expecting, some thing that we had longed for a long long time. Heart is thrilled, and it sings, and dances! Coming of a white pigeon is a metaphor of such a rare thrill. Please read on – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरे …

Old homes have a personality. Like a close friend who saw us through thick and thin, sorrows and joys. It is as if all those old memories just get ingrained in its old walls. Here is a truly lovely poem by Vijaydevnarayan Sahi, telling just that. Compare it with Dr. …

I remember when we were children, our mother used to bathe us in winter mornings with cold water from hand-pump. After that, shivering and wrapped in towels, we used to sit for some time on a charpai in morning winter sun. That feeling of warmth and utter peace was unique …

A home that had seen good days is now an empty nest, in the throws of disintegration. Gone are the laughter and activities. Change and extinction are laws of nature, however painful it is. Here is a lovely poem by Satyanarayan Ji –Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूने घर में सूने घर …

A married daughter full of pleasant memories of a carefree childhood returns after a long time to her parent’s village home. Contrary to her mental image, she finds that the house is now full of tensions, ego clashes and frictions… Here is a touching poem by Amarnath Shrivastava – Rajiv …

Here again is magic of Bharti Ji. Look at the choice of words and the overall image this poem conjures up. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बोआई का गीत गोरी-गोरी सौंधी धरती-कारे-कारे बीज बदरा पानी दे! क्यारी-क्यारी गूंज उठा संगीत बोने वालो! नई फसल में बोओगे क्या चीज ? बदरा पानी दे! …

People move from familiar surroundings, where they were born and raised, to alien cities and alien countries in search of a living. Compromises are made for the sake of careers and money. But some where in the corner of their heart, there is some one who misses sorely their childhood; …

How things change! In this age, things we experienced in childhood have vanished; gone for ever. Only memories remain. Check out this poem by Rajendra Gautam – Rajiv Krishna Saxena पिता सरीखे गांव तुम भी कितने बदल गये हो पिता सरीखे गांव! परंपराओं का बरगद सा कटा हुआ यह तन …