Poems

Early morning has some magical moments when darkness give way to early diffused rays of light. The word starts to wake up slowly. Here is a poem describing the scene. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सुप्रभात नयन से नयन का नमन हो रहा है, लो उषा का आगमन हो रहा है। परत …

Here is another great poem from Dushyant Kumar. Pathos in the poem is palpable. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुनः स्मरण आह सी धूल उड़ रही है आज चाह–सा काफ़िला खड़ा है कहीं और सामान सारा बेतरतीब दर्द–सा बिन–बँधे पड़ा है कहीं कष्ट सा कुछ अटक गया होगा मन–सा राहें भटक गया …

Elements in absolutely pure form do not have the utility that comes after a bit of impurity is mixed with them. Thus pure gold cannot be used for making a necklace, but some base metal has to be mixed in it in order to make it usable for jewelry. Similarly, …

Baal Swaroop Rahi is a very well-known poet of Hindi and Urdu. Here are some selected verses. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राही के शेर किस महूरत में दिन निकलता है, शाम तक सिर्फ हाथ मलता है। दोस्तों ने जिसे डुबोया हो, वो जरा देर में संभलता है। हमने बौनों की जेब …

Here is an old classic poem that many of us have read in childhood. Poetess is the Late and Great Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. Many of her other very famous poems like Khoob Ladi Mardani Vo to Jhansi Vaali Rani Thi, are available on Geeta-Kavita.com. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कोयल देखो कोयल …

A Hindustani Gazal is presented, written by Shri Rajgopal Singh. It presents some bitter-sweet realities of life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाकी रहा कुछ न कुछ तो उसके – मेरे दरमियाँ बाकी रहा चोट तो भर ही गई लेकिन निशाँ बाकी रहा गाँव भर की धूप तो हँस कर उठा लेता …

Here is a unique narrative of missing love in old age! Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या तुम न आओगे लो मेरी उम्र भी सठिया गई, क्या तुम न आओगे मेरे बालों में चांदी आ गई, क्या तुम न आओगे नज़र में मोतिया उतरा, हुआ हूं कान से बहरा तुम्हारी ही जवानी …

Our best wishes to all readers for the New Year. May you have a successful, creative and peaceful year. Here is a nice poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena that you can forward to your friends, while wishing them a Happy New Year – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नए साल की शुभकामनाएं …

Here is an excerpt from a very funny poem of Kaka Hathrasi on his trip to America in 1982. Many of us would recall our own experiences of first time trip to America in those times. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काका की अमरीका यात्रा काका कवि पाताल को चले तरुण के …

Here is a nice poem of Amrita Pritam based upon which a lovely song was composed for film Kadambari (1975) that was sung by Asha Bhonsle. The song differs significantly from the actual poem below. This had to be done to bring the lines into meter. The last stanza we …