Poems

Irrespective of our races and religions, we all arise from mother earth and dissolve into her. Who arises from the dissolved ingredients of who, no one can say. Here is a wonderful poem saying just that. External attributes that we wear in our life are artificial where in fact we …

Here is a popular poem of Sohanlal Dwivedi Ji. Who teaches birds… Many would have read it in school days. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कौन सिखाता है चिड़ियों को कौन सिखाता है चिडियों को चीं–चीं चीं–चीं करना? कौन सिखाता फुदक–फुदक कर उनको चलना फिरना? कौन सिखाता फुर से उड़ना दाने चुग-चुग …

Here is another very funny poem by Kaka Hathrasi on modern spirituality! Enjoy. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काका के उपदेश आइये प्रिय भक्तगण उपदेश कुछ सुन लीजिये पढ़ चुके हैं बहुत पोथी आज कुछा गुन लीजिये हाथ में हो गोमुखी माला सदा हिलती रहे नम्र ऊपर से बनें भीतर छुरी चलती …

Life passes with a break-neck speed. As it passes, we are bewildered as to whether we did a good job or we failed in living a good life. What are the measures of success after all? In this confusion, the time to exit comes. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जीवन का दाँव …

Here is a point of view that evokes laughter. If we believe in re-births and cycles of lives and births, and that human birth comes after one lac eighty four thousand life cycles, why waste it in fasting? Kaka would rather eat more on the days of fasting! Rajiv Krishna …

On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, here are two short poems of Surdas on baby Krishna. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जसोदा हरि पालनैं झुलावै जसोदा हरि पालनैं झुलावै। हलरावै, दुलराइ मल्हावै, जोइ-जोइ कछु गावै॥ मेरे लाल कौं आउ निंदरिया, काहैं न आनि सुवावै। तू काहैं नहिं बेगहिं आवै, तोकौं कान्ह बुलावै॥ …

Things are sometimes done that have real bad repercussions. One then wonders – was there a real need to do such things in the first place? Rajiv Krishna Saxena जरूरत क्या थी आइना उनको दिखाने कि ज़रूरत क्या थी वो हैं बंदर  ये बताने कि ज़रूरत क्या थी? दो के …

Here is an excerpt from a poem expressing the wishes of a poor poet for his love on her birthday. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जनम दिन आज है तेरा जनम दिन, तेरी फुलबगिया में फूल एक और खिल गया है किसी माली का आज की रात तेरी उम्र के कच्चे घर …

Society is changing and restlessness is increasing. We have to somehow cope with the change. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जहाँ मैं हूँ अजब दहशत में है डूबा हुआ मंजर, जहाँ मैं हूँ धमाके गूंजने लगते हैं, रह-रहकर, जहाँ मैं हूँ कोई चीखे तो जैसे और बढ़ जाता है सन्नाटा सभी के …

Trying to suppress memories of lost love, while trying to adopt to a new pattern of life, should be very difficult. This poem describes the feeling. The internal turmoil simply would not let the sleep to take over. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जब नींद नहीं आती होगी क्या तुम भी सुधि …