Shabda Chitra Poems

नवंबर की दोपहर – धर्मवीर भारती

दोपहर, नवंबर महीने की

Here is a lovely poem of Dr. Dharamvir Bharati. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नवंबर की दोपहर अपने हलके–फुलके उड़ते स्पर्शों से मुझको छू जाती है जार्जेट के पीले पल्ले सी यह दोपहर नवंबर की। आयीं गयीं ऋतुएँ‚ पर वर्षों से ऐसी दोपहर नहीं आयी जो क्ंवारेपन के कच्चे छल्ले–सी इस मन …

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दीवाली आने वाली है – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

दीवाली आने वाली है - राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

दीवाली आने वाली है मानसून काफूर हो गया रावण का भी दहन हो गया ठंडी–ठंडी हवा चली है मतवाली अब गली–गली है पापा, मम्मी, भैय्या, भाभी बूआ, चाचा, दादा, दादी राह सभी तकते हैं मिल कर हर मन को भाने वाली है दीवाली आने वाली है चॉकलेट को छोड़ो भाई …

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यह भी दिन बीत गया – रामदरश मिश्र

This day too is over!

One more day has passed. Did it add some thing or took away some thing from the enigma that life is? How do we, or can we really evaluate any day? A lovely poem by Ramdarash Mishra Ji. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena यह भी दिन बीत गया यह भी दिन …

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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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मन पाखी टेरा रे – वीरबाला

Man-pakhi Tera Re

Veerbala Ji’s poems have that very familiar scent of earth. These precious poems appear to belong to an era where nature and feelings reigned supreme, without any encroachment of the modern world of artificiality. It is amazing how we feel so much at ease and close to ourselves in this …

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मनुष हौं तो वही रसखान -रसखान

Living in the village of Lord Krishna!

Raskhan the great Krishna-Bhakt lived in late sixteenth century some where around Delhi and wrote in Brij Bhasha. His following poem is a classic and shows the depth of his absolute devotion for Lord Krishna – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मनुष हौं‚ तो वही ‘रसखानि’   मनुष हौं‚ तो वही ‘रसखानि’ …

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कहां ढूंढें नदी सा बहता हुआ दिन – सत्यनारायण

Kahan dhundain nadi sa behta hua din

We pine for a lovely day free of all problems and full of peace and contentment. Look at this lovely poem from Satyanarayan – Rajiv Krishna Saxena   कहां ढूंढें नदी सा बहता हुआ दिन वह गगन भर धूप‚ सेनुर और सोना धार का दरपन‚ भंवर का फूल होना हां …

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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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बसंती हवा – केदार नाथ अग्रवाल

Basanti Hawa, Cool spring air

Have you traveled through rural areas in Northern India in springtime? It is the time when the winter chill is giving way to glorious days with blue sky and cool sunshine. Farmers plant wheat and mustard together and the crops are harvested soon after spring. In springtime, one sees acres …

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सागर के उर पर नाच नाच – ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

Dancing of ocean waves

Here is a lovely poem that is a great fun just to recite. It is the magic of perfect meter and rhythm that brings a smile to the face. Whenever I find myself on the sea shore gazing on the unending waves these lines of Gopal Sharan Ji invariably come …

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