Contemplation Poems

Here is a lovely poem that brings in strong nostalgia for simple rural life where a Neem tree in the court-yard is like a family member who fully participates in the family life from birth to death. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नीम के फूल एक कड़वी–मीठी औषधीय गंध से भर उठता …

Does sympathy mean anything or do the kind words said in sympathy essentially lack any substance? Here Harivansh Rai Bachchan poses this rather uncomfortable question. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या करूँ संवेदना ले कर तुम्हारी क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी? क्या करूँ? मैं दुखी जब-जब हुआ संवेदना तुमने दिखाई, मैं कृतज्ञ …

Omar Khayyam, a Persian philosopher poet lived about a thousand years ago. He was a mathematician, geographer, a scientist and a great poet. His Rubaiyat acquired great fame as they pondered over the meaningless fleeting life that humans suffer. In nineteenth century this work was translated by Fitzgerald into English. …

Life is fleeting and short-lived. Death is feared by all. Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt presents an alternative view. Life is precious and a miracle and we should rejoice in it. Living beings die but the life goes on. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जीवन की ही जय है मृषा मृत्यु का …

A life lived together is a work of art. It has all colours and hues, bright and dark and at the end a sense of deep satisfaction. Hear it in the words of Ram Darash Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम तुम सुख के, दुख के पथ पर जीवन, छोड़ता हुआ …

This is a famous poem of Niraj. One has to be selective in life, put in sustained efforts and be patient in order to succeed. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हर घट से हर घट से अपनी प्यास बुझा मत ओ प्यासे! प्याला बदले तो मधु ही विष बन जाता है! हैं …

Here is another nice poem of Dushyant Kumar. Things may be bad, but there could still be redeeming features in all situations. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ठंडी हवा इस नदी की धार में ठंडी हवा आती तो है, नाव जर्जर ही सही, लहरों से टकराती तो है। एक चिनगारी कही से …

We all live our lives and the fact is that no body’s experiences can really help us in real sense. Here is a reflection on these realities. A lovely poem by Nida Fazli. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरा राम नहीं तेरे पैरों चला नहीं जो धूप छाँव में ढला नहीं जो …

In life we pursue so many things but at times we lose sight of things that really deserve our attention. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तन बचाने चले थे तन बचाने चले थे कि मन खो गया एक मिट्टी के पीछे रतन खो गया। घर वही, तुम वही, मैं वही, सब वही …

An entity may be small and negligible but it may have a potential to evolve into a huge object full of grandeur. A tiny seed buried in the earth may grow into a huge tree. Here is a lovely poem of Sumitranandan Pant. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सृष्टि मिट्टी का गहरा …