Shabda Chitra Poems

A village bride is ready to leave parent’s home. A very poignant movement… Rajnarain Bisaria Ji describes the scene and her feelings beautifully and in a very moving manner. Presented are first couple of stanzas from a longer poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena विदा की घड़ी है विदा की घड़ी है …

Here is a famous poem of Bhawani Prasad Mishra Ji. There is not much tradition of storytelling in modern Hindi poetry, but this is an exception. The old and abandoned old forte that has now been taken over by the Nature, has a story to tell. I recall that Akashvani …

I recently visited Jhansi and as I am a great admirer or Rani Laxmibai, I went to see her palace, Jhansi Fort and museum. In the museum, I found a very nice poetry book related to the first freedom fight of 1857. In this book I found a truly remarkable …

यह कदम्ब का पेड़ यह कदम्ब का पेड़ अगर माँ होता यमुना तीरे। मैं भी उस पर बैठ कन्हैया बनता धीरे-धीरे॥ ले देतीं यदि मुझे बांसुरी तुम दो पैसे वाली। किसी तरह नीची हो जाती यह कदंब की डाली॥ तुम्हें नहीं कुछ कहता पर मैं चुपके-चुपके आता। उस नीची डाली …

Here is an old gem! Many readers requested for this lovely poem depicting the birth and flow of a river – Rajiv Krishna Saxena यह लघु सरिता का बहता जल यह लघु सरिता का बहता जल‚ कितना शीतल‚ कितना निर्मल। हिमगिरि के हिम निकल–निकल‚ यह विमल दूध–सा हिम का जल‚ …

In early summer, fields are empty and dried leaves fallen from trees fly all over in warm wind. Poet presents a shabda-chitra and likens the scene to the loneliness in life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena थकी दुपहरी थकी दुपहरी में पीपल पर काग बोलता शून्य स्वरों में फूल आखिरी ये बसंत …

Madhushala is one of the most popular book of Hindi poetry. There was a time that this work of poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji, comprising 135 verses, was a craze. Here are few selected verses from Madhushala. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मधुशाला मृदु भावों के अंगूरों की आज बना लाया हाला‚ …

Early morning certainly weaves magic and here Roop Narayan Tripathi Ji describes this magic! – Rajiv Krishna Saxena भोर हुई पेड़ों की बीन बोलने लगी भोर हुई पेड़ों की बीन बोलने लगी, पत पात हिले शाख शाख डोलने लगी। कहीं दूर किरणों के तार झनझ्ना उठे, सपनो के स्वर डूबे …

I wrote this nursery rhyme to complement the poem “मछली जल की रानी है “.  further, please read a third poem “मेंढक जल का राजकुमार ” in the same series. Art work is mine  – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कछुआ जल का राजा है कछुआ जल का राजा है, कितना मोटा …

Raksha bandhan, Janmashtami and 15 August are the festivals when the sky in Northern India gets dotted by kites of wonderful colors. That madness engulfs every one. Strings tied to the eaten cob of corn (bhutta) act as lai-langar to force down kites. There is a mad rush to grab …