Poems

दीदी के धूल भरे पाँव – धर्मवीर भारती

Didi ke dhool bhare paon

A lovely poem of Dr. Draramvir Bharti depicting the nostalgia  associated with village home that was left long ago. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दीदी के धूल भरे पाँव दीदी के धूल भरे पाँव बरसों के बाद आज फिर यह मन लौटा है क्यों अपने गाँव; अगहन की कोहरीली भोर: हाय कहीं …

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ढूंढते रह जाओगे – अरुण जैमिनी

Things we are losing in Indian society

Times are changing fast. So many things we witnessed in our childhood appear to have vanished now. Soon many other old and traditional things will vanish. Our next generation will not ever see many things and traditions we saw. For example, when we were young children, we were experts in …

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चाहता हूँ देश की धरती, तुझे कुछ और भी दूँ – राम अवतार त्यागी

Chahata hoon desh ki dharti tujhe kuchh aur bhi doon!

I had read this poem by Ram Avtar Tyagi in children’s school Hindi text book. It left a deep impression. It may moisten eyes of some readers, especially those who feel special affinity for India. And that is why this is such a special poem. Illustration is from the collection …

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प्रताप की प्रतिज्ञा – श्याम नारायण पांडेय

Maharana Pratap

Mansingh, a Rajput, ( “Maan” in first line of third stanza) had aligned with Emperor Akbar of Delhi and had attacked Rana Pratap’s kingdom of Mewar. Rana Pratap kept fighting and resisting this assault. His velour and that of his legendry horse “Chetak” has been immortalized by famous poet Shyam …

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धृतराष्ट्र की प्रतीक्षा: राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

Dhritrashtra ponders about the Mahabharata war

धृतराष्ट्र  की प्रतीक्षा सूर्यास्त हो चल था नभ में पर रश्मि अभी कुछ बाकी थी अनजानी सी अनकही व्यथा चहुं   ओर महल में व्यापी थी धृतराष्ट्र मौन हो बैठे थे कर रहो प्रतीक्षा संजय की गुनते थे रण में क्या होगा चिंता पुत्रों की जय की थी कुछ दिवस पूर्व …

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शीशे का घर – श्रीकृष्ण तिवारी

A house of glass ; A house of sand

Many apprehensions in life are conditional, depending upon some basic premise and notions. Once the basic notions are discarded, the apprehensions vanish. Here is a lovely poem by Shri Krishna Tiwari. Tiwari Ji died last year (2013). Rajiv Krishna Saxena शीशे का घर जब तक यह शीशे का घर है …

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जब तुम्हीं अनजान बन कर रह गए – शांति सिंहल

Women have a world view that is very different from that of men. Women may seem involved and may even seem to participate enthusiastically in world affairs, but in heart of heart, their real focus remains on their love only. Nothing else really matters. This poem by Shanti Singhal comes …

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लजीली रात आई है – चिरंजीत

Lajili Raat Ayi hai

Most of our lives are hum-drum. There are few moments of elation and stretches of depression. Meeting the love is a super special event, and that unique night gets ingrained in memory as one of the highest notes of life. Here is a lovely poem by Chiranjeet – Rajiv Krishna …

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भगवान श्री कृष्ण की मृत्यु – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

Departure of Lord Krishna from Earth, begining of Kaliyug

Lord Krishna was cursed by Gandhari that he would be killed by the arrow of a petty hunter in the forest. As if to fulfill this destiny, Lord Krishna went to Prabhasa forest and rested under a tree awaiting his death. A hunter mistaking his feet for a deer shot …

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दुनिया जिसे कहते हैं‚ जादू का खिलौना है- निदा फ़ाज़ली

Here is a lovely poem by Nida Fazali that makes so true comments on the journey of life. I specially like the first and the fourth stanzas. The first one shows how if we get what we desperately want from this life, it turns out to be essentially worthless. The …

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