Tag Archives: lost love

You have reached the peak of career and life is taking you places. You have accomplished what ever is worthwhile in life and a loving family surrounds you. Yet, that first love in the life long bygone though, still haunts you. When all is quiet around, that face silently emerges …

Many of our songs from the golden era are very perceptive and express deep feelings. This one written by the well known shair Kaifi Azami for the movie ‘Shola aur Shabnam’ is a good example. The feeling of despondency and having absolutely lost out on life are so clearly discernible. …

Another lovely poem by Atal Ji. One more year has passed by and one can just observe and feel inside the emptiness of this uninterrupted yet repetitive stream of passage of time….Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक बरस बीत गया झुलसाता जेठ मास शरद चांदनी उदास सिसकी भरते सावन का अन्तर्घट रीत …

A husband misses his wife when she with kids goes to her mother’s home. The empty home looks strange and alien. It feels as if everything in the home eagerly awaits the return of the woman of the house! This beautiful poem of Madan Kashyap describes the husband’s state of …

Some one has gone – left for ever – only memories remain and tears. Prabha Thakur describes the feelings. Rajiv Krishna Saxena याद आती रही आंख रह–रह मेरी डबडबाती रही‚ हम भुलाते रहे याद आती रही! प्राण सुलगे‚ तो जैसे धुआं छा गया। नैन भीगे‚ ज्यों प्यासा कुआं पा गया। …

Someone leaves and someone is left behind lonely and crushed. Here is a lovely poem by Dinesh Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं फिर अकेला रह गया   बीते दिसंबर तुम गए लेकर बरस के दिन नए पीछे पुराने साल का जर्जर किला था ढह गया मैं फिर अकेला रह गया …

Human ego is such that it can totally incapacitate attempts for reconciliation between lovers even when they know in their heart that this is the right thing to do. But they still opt for a broken heart rather than a broken ego. That is what makes human frailties so enigmatic …

A lover departed, gone for ever in the world yonder. The one left behind has only memories and a feeling of gratitude that they were at least together once. Here is a lovely poem of Agyeya – Rajiv Krishna Saxena प्राण तुम्हारी पदरज फूली प्राण तुम्हारी पदरज फूली मुझको कंचन …

Here is a great poem of Gulzar, immortalized in the movie “Aandhi”. People may start their life’s journey from seemingly equal levels, but some achieve great heights in their careers where other settle into very ordinary lives. The metaphor of high speed highways and tiny side by lanes is so …

A broken heart is so painful. Heart mourns it like a death and the person feels totally crushed. All those things that were of utmost importance till recently, must now be buried… Here is a lovely poem by Kishan Saroj. I especially like the first two lines of the last …