Poems

A husband misses his wife when she with kids goes to her mother’s home. The empty home looks strange and alien. It feels as if everything in the home eagerly awaits the return of the woman of the house! This beautiful poem of Madan Kashyap describes the husband’s state of …

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 …

Laughter they say is the best medicine. After all life is so temporary and brooding on perceived losses serves no particular purpose. Fortunate are those of us who retain their ability to laugh off the adversities. Here is a description of such a heartfelt laughter by Kusum Sinha. I especially …

How differently is the emotion of love felt by men and women! Here is an excerpt from Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s famous book “Urvashi”. Meanings of some difficult words are given below – Rajiv Krishna Saxena उर्वशी (नर प्रेम – नारी प्रेम)   इसमे क्या आश्चर्य? प्रीति जब प्रथम–प्रथम जगती है‚ …

Change or parivartan they say, is the only that never stops. Everything changes as day follows night and night follows day. Everyone faces constant ups and downs. Here is a poem that makes a statement to this effect. Rajiv Krishna Saxena देखो यह जग का परिवर्तन जिन कलियों को खिलते …

This lovely poem conjures up the image of late evening when little ones yearn to go in the soothing arms of mother… Poet misses his mother. Rajiv Krishna Saxena माँ की याद चींटियाँ अण्डे उठाकर जा रही हैं, और चिड़ियाँ नीड़ को चारा दबाए, धान पर बछड़ा रंभाने लग गया …

Here is a lovely poem of Sumitra Nandan Pant. In the stillness of night, there is a quiet invitation from stars. Who could it be from? Rajiv Krishna Saxena मौन निमंत्रण स्तब्ध ज्योत्सना में जब संसार चकित रहता शिशु सा नादान, विश्व के पलकों पर सुकुमार विचरते हैं जब स्वप्न …

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 …