Shabda Chitra Poems

We have such a transient existence on this earth. What is a human life span as compared to billions of years of the age of mother Earth? Mitti however has been existing for ever. It may change appearance but never ceases to exist. Infinite life forms emerge from it and …

Here is a window to your own childhood, opened by Ram Vilas Sharma Ji. As if you turn back and look back in time. Last stanza beautifully put it in words. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दिवा स्वप्न वर्षा से धुल कर निखर उठा नीला नीला फिर हरे हरे खेतों पर छाया …

A new bride comes home. Mother of the groom welcomes her. Pratibha Ji has so beautifully captured her thoughts. Somehow, these rituals, thousands of years old as they may be, never fail to stir the heart and emotions even today. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुत्र वधू से द्वार खड़ा हरसिंगार फूल …

Mere thoughts of love makes a difficult path feel so nice. Here is a lovely poem by Balswarup Rahi – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कहीं तुम पंथ पर पलकें बिछाए तो नहीं बैठीं  कंटीले शूल भी दुलरा रहे हैं पांव को मेरे‚ कहीं तुम पंथ पर पलकें बिछाए तो नहीं बैठीं! …

Here is a lovely poem on basant by Purnima Varman Ji. This reminds me of a lovely basant geet sung by the famous singer Mallika Pukhraj.  – Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक गीत और कहो सरसों के रंग सा‚ महुए की गंध सा एक गीत और कहो मौसमी वसंत का। होठों …

Dear readers, my mother Dr. Veerbala who was my inspiration and a great help in the editorial work for Geeta-Kavita, is no more. She was 79 years old but remained alert and intellectually active till her end came on Monday the 9th August 2010. The only sister of the famous …

It was in 1960s that I heard on Aakashvani radio, the so called “Tuktaks” written and recited by the well know poet Bharat Bhushan Agarwal. I could not locate them in print but some readers have occasionally written to me about presenting those tuktaks. I remembered four of them that …

Breaking of dawn is a magical moment. Here is a lovely poem of Shri Bharat Bhushan Agrawal describing this magic. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena फूटा प्रभात फूटा प्रभात‚ फूटा विहान बह चले रश्मि के प्राण विहग के गान मधुर निर्झर के स्वर झर–झर‚ झर–झर। प्राची का अरुणाभ क्षितिज‚ मानो अंबर …

Here is an excerpt from the famous poem Panchvati by Maithilisharan Gupt. The description is of the cottage in Panchvati forest that was the abode of Ram, Laxman and Sita during the terminal year of their 14 years banvas. As Ram and Sita sleep inside, Laxman is on guard outside. …

Here is an amazing interpretation of aandhi followed by clouding of sky, only to clear up by the evening, from the view point of an ordinary sunny room. Lovely poem indeed! Rajiv Krishna Saxena कमरे में धूप हवा और दरवाजों में बहस होती रही दीवारें सुनती रहीं। धूप चुपचाप एक …