Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is first of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem, the poet is shattered as the love of …
Read More »सूर्य–सा मत छोड़ जाना – निर्मला जोशी
A relationship is based upon total trust. Breaking that trust destroys the relationship. Here is a pleading to the love for not breaking the trust. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूर्य–सा मत छोड़ जाना मैं तुम्हारी बाट जोहूँ तुम दिशा मत मोड़ जाना तुम अगर ना साथ दोगे पूर्ण कैसे छंद …
Read More »तब रोक न पाया मैं आँसू – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
When life-long delusions end and we suddenly discover the truth, a heart-break invariably follows. So beautifully expressed in this poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan! Rajiv Krishna Saxena तब रोक न पाया मैं आँसू जिसके पीछे पागल हो कर मैं दौड़ा अपने जीवन भर, जब मृगजल में परिवर्तित हो, मुझ पर …
Read More »जो बीत गई सो बात गई – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
Here is a very common sense philosophy – very useful too to cope with our losses. There are times when we lose a loved one. Losses are inevitable in life. All one can do it to bear the loss and carry on with life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जो बीत गई …
Read More »प्रेमिका का उत्तर कवि को – बालस्वरूप राही
Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is second poem of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem [click here to read], the poet was …
Read More »अंतिम मिलन – बालकृष्ण राव
Saying last good-bye and parting ways is so difficult. Two young people who now know that they can no longer walk together, nonetheless are at a loss to decide who would say good-bye first. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अंतिम मिलन याद है मुझको, तुम्हें भी याद होगा मार्च की वह दोपहर, …
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