Rain Poems

घर की याद – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

Remembering home

Here is a lovely poem about a family missing their son that many readers may identify with. Poem is written by the son (Bhawani) who left home for studies / work. Here on a rainy day, Bhawani sorely misses home and imagines how his father, mother, brothers ands sisters too …

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कब बरसेगा पानी – बेकल उत्साही

When will it rain?

When would it rain? The eternal question is posed in this excerpt from a poem written by Bekal Utsahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कब बरसेगा पानी सावन भादों साधू हो गये बादल सब सन्यासी पछुआ चूस गयी पुरबा को धरती रह गयी प्यासी फ़सलों ने बैराग ले लिया जोगिया हो गई …

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रिम झिम बरस रहा है पानी – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

Oh! The rains finally!

                         रिम झिम बरस रहा है पानी गड़ गड़ गड़ गड़ गरज गरज घन    चम चम चमक बिजुरिया के संग ढम ढम ढम ढम पिटा ढिंढोरा झूम उठा सारा जन जीवन उमड़ घुमड़ कर मेघों नें अब आंधी …

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मेघ आये बड़े बन ठन के, सँवर के – सर्वेश्वर दयाल सक्सेना

Monsoon rains have a special and magical link with the hearts of Indians. It never fails to move us. Here is a lovely interpretation. Sarveshwer Dayal Ji have linkened the advancing clouds to a charismatic visitor returning from city to village after a year – Rajiv K. Saxena मेघ आये …

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एक बूंद – अयोध्या सिंह उपाध्याय ‘हरिऔध’

Here is the story of a rain drop, apprehensive and scared of being destroyed. Instead, it falls into a seepi and turns in a pearl. A simple, effective and moving poem that assuages the fear of unknown in us when we embark in a new activity or start a new …

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पुरबा जो डोल गई – शिवबहादुर सिंह भदौरिया

Cool winds before Monsoon!!

Purbaa (eastern winds) is the harbinger of rains to follow and that changes the atmosphere in a village. This is beautifully depicted in this lovely poem of Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadoriya. Pure rural ethos of the words is exhilarating! Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुरबा जो डोल गई घटा घटा आँगन में …

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कल और आज – नागार्जुन

This beautiful poem by Nagarjuna depicts the stark contrast before and after the onset of rains. There is no doubt, in the Northern Indian planes, rains bring in a new lease of life for Nature and human beings alike.  Rajiv K. Saxena कल और आज अभी कल तक गालियां देते …

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श्वेत कबूतर – डॉ वीरबाला

श्वेत कबूतर – वीरबाला भावसार

It happens some times. We get suddenly and without expecting, some thing that we had longed for a long long time. Heart is thrilled, and it sings, and dances! Coming of a white pigeon is a metaphor of such a rare thrill. Please read on – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरे …

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बूँद टपकी एक नभ से – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

बूँद टपकी एक नभ से - भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

Here is a lovely poem of Bhavani Prasad Mishra on rains…first few drops from the sky and then heavy showers. You need to read it out loud and slowly and see the magic of the flow of language. Rajiv KrishnaSaxena बूँद टपकी एक नभ से बूँद टपकी एक नभ से, …

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भीग रहा है गाँव – अखिलेश कुमार सिंह

भीग रहा है गाँव - अखिलेश कुमार सिंह

What seems so pretty from a distance may have its own tales of sorrow. Tales that people watching from a distance will never know. Read this lovely poem by Akhilesh Kumar Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भीग रहा है गाँव मुखिया के टपरे हरियाये बनवारी के घाव सावन की झांसी में …

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