Poems

Love is not easy. Emotional turmoil and tiffs take their toll. Heightened sensitivity and expectations cause misunderstandings with which the lovers have to deal with constantly. Talking the problems over is not great help because language is too crude a medium to communicate feelings. Here are some suggestions… Rajiv Krishna …

As per the original agreement Pandavas were to get back their kingdom when they returned from 14 years exile in the forests. But Duryodhan refused to oblige and part with the land. Lord Krishna came to Duryodhan to persuade him to see the reason and give Pandavas at least five …

A lovely poem of despondency of love, inability to sleep and surviving the night – Rajiv Krishna Saxena रात और शहनाई सो न सका कल याद तुम्हारी आई सारी रात और पास ही बजी कहीं शहनाई सारी रात। मेरे बहुत चाहने पर भी नींद न मुझ तक आई ज़हर भरी …

We human beings are one of the animal species. Yet with our newfound ability to think and plan, we have created a very artificial world around us. Men the problem solvers are essentially responsible for creating this artificial world whereas women have remained much closer to nature and natural emotions. …

Here is a lovely poem for little children – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नन्हा पौधा एक बीज था गया बहुत ही गहराई में बोया। उसी बीज के अंतर में था नन्हा पाौधा सोया। उस पौधे को मंद पवन ने आकर पास जगाया। नन्हीं नन्हीं बूंदों ने फिर उस पर जल बरसाया। …

Despondency of unfulfilled love is one of the greatest emotional upheaval a human being can face. Here Bisariya Ji puts forward a rationalization, a perspective on the issue. Man is essentially alone and finding a soul-mate essentially a mirage. A lovely poem, please read on – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नदी …

Life is amazing. There are innumerable ways of living a life but we can follow only one. All other paths remain un-lived. Some times we may look wistfully at other paths and wonders how would it have been if we had followed those. Veerbala Ji says “I lived one truth …

Have you ever felt a degree of that background restlessness in daily living? While doing every thing, moving from one chore to other, there is this nagging thought that there is some thing that is missing from the life. It looks as if we are traveling through the life to …

How can loving someone be a crime? Asks Thakur Gopalsharan Singh in this fine poem –Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं हूँ अपराधी किस प्रकार? सुन कर प्राणों के प्रेम–गीत, निज कंपित अधरों से सभीत। मैंने पूछा था एक बार, है कितना मुझसे तुम्हें प्यार? मैं हूँ अपराधी किस प्रकार? हो गये …

All those evenings full of pain and memories, was there any larger meaning to them? Or they had no value at all? See what Bharati Ji says in this lovely poem – Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या इनका कोई अर्थ नही ये शामें, ये सब की सब शामें… जिनमें मैंने घबरा …