Contemplation Poems

क्या वह नहीं होगा ? – कुंवर नारायण

क्या वह नहीं होगा – कुंवर नारायण

Here is a thought provoking poem of Sahitya Academy Award winning well known poet Kunwar Narayan Ji. Reviewing what has been happening in our country. We have conceded our life styles to the West. Look at the line “will they buy and take away our children?”. We are just left …

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कुछ मैं कहूं कुछ तुम कहो – रमानाथ अवस्थी

कुछ मैं कहूं कुछ तुम कहो - रमानाथ अवस्थी

Life is to be shared. It becomes very boring if it is not. Our daily ordeals and challenges as well as moments of fun, all must be shared by loved ones. Read this lovely poem by Rama Nath Awasthi Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुछ मैं कहूं कुछ तुम कहो जीवन …

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जीवन के रेतीले तट पर – अजित शुकदेव

जीवन के रेतीले तट पर - अजित शुकदेव

We all have to tread on our own paths in life. It is better to do so with a smile on the face even though untold sorrows lurk inside. Here is a nice poem by Ajit Shukdev – Rajiv Krishna Saxena जीवन के रेतीले तट पर जीवन के रेतीले तट …

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जब जब सिर उठाया – सर्वेश्वर दयाल सक्सेना

जब जब सिर उठाया – सर्वेश्वर दयाल सक्सेना

Our creations in life bind us and restrict us. That is because we become attached to what we create, and any attachments we form bind us and in a way become an obstacle in our growth and progress. Here is a lovely poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena – Rajiv Krishna …

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धुंधली नदी में – धर्मवीर भारती

धुंधली नदी में – धर्मवीर भारती

Some times we look at the world just as an observer. We see all the colors, beauty and joy, but just as an outside observer and not as a participant. There is an acute sense of loneliness, as if nothing belongs to us. Here is how Dharamvir Bharati Ji conveys …

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दरवाजे बंद मिले – नरेंद्र चंचल

दरवाजे बंद मिले – नरेंद्र चंचल

Nothing works at times and the feeling of frustration is overbearing. Here is a nice poem by Narendra Chanchal- Rajiv Krishna Saxena दरवाज़े बंद मिले बार–बार चिल्लाया सूरज का नाम जाली में बांध गई केसरिया शाम दर्द फूटना चाहा अनचाहे छंद मिले दरवाज़े बंद मिले। गंगाजल पीने से हो गया …

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एक चाय की चुस्की – उमाकांत मालवीय

एक चाय की चुस्की - उमाकांत मालवीय

People keep a mask on (sipping tea and laughing) but inside there is so much suffering that remains hidden from others. Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक चाय की चुस्की एक चाय की चुस्की, एक कहकहा अपना तो इतना सामान ही रहा चुभन और दंशन पैने यथार्थ के पग–पग पर घेरे रहे …

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यात्रा और यात्री – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

यात्रा और यात्री – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Journey of life is frustrating. One may even wonder, why travel at all. Yet, as Bachchan Ji says in this poem, one has to keep on moving till the last breath. Rajiv Krishna Saxena यात्रा और यात्री साँस चलती है तुझे चलना पड़ेगा ही मुसाफिर! चल रहा है तारकों का …

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पुण्य फलिभूत हुआ – अमरनाथ श्रीवास्तव

पुण्य फलिभूत हुआ – अमरनाथ श्रीवास्तव

In the eras by gone, changes in society came at a very slow pace. Most people lived just as their forefathers lived. All this changed over the last century. We now experience an uncomfortable and break-neck pace of changes in our own lives that the famed author Alvin Toffler called …

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प्रार्थना की एक अनदेखी कड़ी – धर्मवीर भारती

प्रार्थना की एक अनदेखी कड़ी – धर्मवीर भारती

Too much contemplation and too high an intellect in men kill faith and ability to pray. Faith may however persist in woman of the house and this simple ability to pray to the almighty, makes the man envious, indeed grateful in a sense. Here is a beautiful poem by Dharamvir …

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