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I wrote this poem, or should I say the poem forced its way out of my heart when I was stationed in US for a long period and was sorely missing home on the eve of Diwali- Rajiv Krishna Saxena विवशता इस बार नहीं आ पाऊँगा… पर निश्चय ही यह …

In this poem, Pratibha Saxena gives a magical commentary of dusk turning to night and then into early morning dawn. Imagery is delightful. Enjoy. सद्य स्नाता झकोर–झकोर धोती रही, संवराई संध्या, पश्चिमी घात के लहराते जल में, अपने गौरिक वसन, फैला दिये क्षितिज की अरगनी पर और उत्तर गई गहरे …

A really moving poem by the Sahitya Acadamy Award winning poetess Maha Shweta Devi, telling us the essential rules for going through life. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आ गए तुम? आ गए तुम, द्वार खुला है अंदर आओ…! पर तनिक ठहरो, ड्योढ़ी पर पड़े पाएदान पर अपना अहं झाड़ आना…! …

In youth we remain so busy in making careers, building houses, raising children, living a life etc. There is no spare time. Later in life when children have grown and left and career considerations dwindled, there is suddenly nothing much left to do and that motivation to “achieve” dwindles. A …

We always think that the next day or night would bring something new and break the hum-drum of life. But nothing new happens… Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो दिन बीता सूरज ढलकर पश्चिम पहुँचा डूबा, संध्या आई, छाई सौ संध्या सी वह संध्या थी क्यों उठते–उठते सोचा था दिन में होगी …