Contemplation Poems

धर्म है – गोपाल दास नीरज

धर्म है – गोपाल दास नीरज

Here is a lovely poem of Gopal Das Neeraj that tells us that challenges must be met head-on and are not to be avoided. Rajiv Krishna Saxena धर्म है जिन मुश्किलों में मुस्कुराना हो मना उन मुश्किलों में मुस्कुराना धर्म है। जिस वक्त जीना गैर मुमकिन सा लगे उस वक्त …

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देखो, टूट रहा है तारा – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

देखो, टूट रहा है तारा – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

In the night sky, a star falls and vanishes in horizon. In this short lovely poem Bachchan Ji likens it to the short and un-sung human life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena देखो, टूट रहा है तारा। नभ के सीमाहीन पटल पर एक चमकती रेखा चलकर लुप्त शून्य में होती-बुझता एक निशा …

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यूं ही होता है – जावेद अख्तर

यूं ही होता है – जावेद अख्तर

I recently saw the movie “Zindagi na milegi dobaara”. A nice movie indeed. A poem of Jawed Akhter was effectively used in this film. I would like to share it with the readers. Rajiv Krishna Saxena यूं ही होता है जब जब दर्द का बादल छाया जब ग़म का साया …

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सूर्य की अब किसी को जरूरत नहीं – कुमार शिव

सूर्य की अब किसी को जरूरत नहीं – कुमार शिव

In today’s world, only falsehood survives and prospers. Genuineness has no scope. We all feel this at times as we see the non-deserving sycophants get ahead in life whereas the truthful hard-worker languishes. Here is a lovely poem depicting this scene. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूर्य की अब किसी को जरूरत …

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साधारण का आनंद – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

साधारण का आनंद – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

Here is an amazing poem that says what many of us have often felt. Some times meeting very successful men, very wealthy men makes us feel low and depressed. Meeting simple men with no airs puts us on ease and we truly enjoy that. Keen observant poet in Bhavani Prasad …

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फूल और कली – उदय प्रताप सिंह

फूल और कली - उदय प्रताप सिंह

A flower blooms and dies after sacrificing all its essence and nectar to the world. A flower bud wonders why. The wise flower tells the true meaning of life to the flower bud… Here is an excerpt from a lovely poem of Uday Pratap Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फूल और …

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फिर क्या होगा – बालकृष्ण राव

फिर क्या होगा – बालकृष्ण राव

Curosity of little children knows no bound. Here is a well known poem of Balkrishna Rao. The child here is curious about the time sequence and where would it all end. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फिर क्या होगा फिर क्या होगा उसके बाद? उत्सुक हो कर शिशु ने पूछा माँ, क्या …

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मुनादी – धर्मवीर भारती

मुनादी – धर्मवीर भारती

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …

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मैं और मेरा पिट्ठू – भारत भूषण अग्रवाल

मैं और मेरा पिट्ठू – भारत भूषण अग्रवाल

Perhaps we all live two lives. One that is real and the other that we wish we had lived. Our childhood ambitions may not have been realized but while going through the trials and tribulations of the real life, we often think how different the life could have been. Many …

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काँधे धरी यह पालकी – कुंवर नारायण

काँधे धरी यह पालकी – कुंवर नारायण

We work so hard in life. Running tirelessly here and there, always busy, as if we are daily wage labourers hired by some master. What is the compulsion? Who is that master? Kunwar Narayan asks in this lovely poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काँधे धरी यह पालकी काँधे धरी यह पालकी, …

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