Contemplation Poems

In this Jeevan-Path one has to go on in spite of innumerable difficulties, distractions and worldly attachments. Here is a lovely poem by Mahadevi Verma – Rajiv Krishna Saxena जाग तुझको दूर जाना   चिर सजग आँखें उनींदी आज कैसा व्यस्त बाना! जाग तुझको दूर जाना! अचल हिमगिरि के हॄदय …

Atal Ji’s poems have deep roots in the India tradition. Here is one that describes a typical rural Indian house hold of the yester years. It is a picture that we are sadly losing rapidly under the pressure of “modernization” – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आओ मन की गांठें खोलें यमुना …

Bible says that he who increases knowledge, increases sorrow. Faith in God is a great savior of humans and gives then courage to go through life. Post-modern man with his education and rational mind has lost this faith. Bereft of this faith, he is unable to find meaning in his …

Expectations do not get realized in life, more often than they do. Here is a nice depiction by Kunwar Bechain. The poem especially seems to point to failed expectations from children when they grow up. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उँगलियाँ थाम के उँगलियाँ थाम के खुद चलना सिखाया था जिसे राह …

A bride all dressed up to get merried. An arranged marriage so there must be uncertainity about the life to follow.  What is she thinking as the night of grand ceremonies approaches? Some excitement, some apprehensions and regrets… Read this lovely poem by Ajit Kumar. The poem is so intensely …

The relationship between a husband and wife is based on total faith. A girl leaves her family and adopts the family of her husband. Her expectation is that her husband will take her in full confidence and share all feelings and thoughts with her. Prince Siddharta (who later became Gautam …

There are dilemmas in life at every step. What to do? Which alternative to choose? And there are no authentic and correct answers. We must nonetheless make a choice. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राह कौन सी जाऊं मैं चौराहे पर लुटता चीर‚ प्यादे से पिट गया वजीर‚ चलूं आखिरी चाल कि …

Kumar Vishwas is a well-known contemporary Hindi poet. He was also a leader of AAP party of Delhi. His following poem seems to express his disillusion with the on-goings in AAP party lead by Arvind Kejriwal.  Poem itself is very good and reminded me of another nice poem on Geeta-Kavita …

Living life appears very stressful and distressful at times. However in perspective things are never so bad or good as they appear. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जैसे तुम सोच रहे साथी   जैसे तुम सोच रहे वैसे आज़ाद नहीं हैं हम। पिंजरे जैसी इस दुनिया में पंछी जैसा ही रहना है …

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 …