Poems

After all the initial trials and tribulations of love and adjustments, a real grace emerges in mature couples who could endure. They have gone through good and bad times together and have attained a kind of resilience that sees them through and provides strength to keep marching hand-in-hand – Rajiv …

Life is a temporary phase. We come into this world and leave one day. In between, many get too pre-occupied with hording wealth and name. Indian thought has always considered this tendency madness. Detachment with material things and love for humanity has always been the saintly advice in India. Here …

Here is a lovely composition by Gulzar, written for the movie “Guddi” in 1971. A very simple and moving prayer that school children sing in that movie. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम को मन की शक्ति देना हम को मन की शक्ति देना मन विजय करें, दूसरों की जय से पहले …

There are “friends” in our lives who keep trying to sabotage our plans in the background. Here is a poem for such “well-wishers”. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम जीवन के महा काव्य हम जीवन के महा काव्य हैं केवल छंद प्रसंग नहीं हैं कंकड़ पत्थर की धरती है अपने तो पाँवों …

Here is a classic that we often hear. A rough translation of the famous song in English “We shall overcome” whose lyrics were in turn derived from Charles Tindleys gospel song “Ill Overcome Some Day” written more than a hundred years ago. Hindi version was penned by the well-known poet …

It is tempting to follow things that entice. But where would that lead us? Rajiv Krishna Saxena हवाएँ ना जाने हवाएँ ना जाने कहाँ ले जाएँ। यह हँसी का छोर उजला यह चमक नीली कहाँ ले जाए तुम्हारी आँख सपनीली चमकता आकाश–जल हो चाँद प्यारा हो फूल–जैसा तन, सुरभि सा …

Here is another very popular poem of Kumar Vishwas. He is himself creating Hangama by offering to contest Lok Sabha election against Rahul Gandhi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हंगामा भ्रमर कोई कुमुदनी पर मचल बैठा तो हंगामा हमारे दिल में कोई ख्वाब पल बैठा तो हंगामा अभी तक डूबकर सुनते थे …

Bharat-Bharati is a classic Maha-Kavya (epic) written by Rashtra Kavi Methili Sharan Gupt. It traces the rise and fall of Indian civilization and gives prescription for regaining the heights that the civilization had once achieved in the past. The book has three chapters on the past, present and future of …

There are many poems on Geeta-Kavita that express nostalgia about village life and a wistful glance back to years of childhood spent in the free atmosphere in villages. Here is a contrary view point. Why should one return to village? There is a justification for staying put in cities after …

We always think that the next day or night would bring something new and break the hum-drum of life. But nothing new happens… Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो दिन बीता सूरज ढलकर पश्चिम पहुँचा डूबा, संध्या आई, छाई सौ संध्या सी वह संध्या थी क्यों उठते–उठते सोचा था दिन में होगी …