Life And Time Poems

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 …

Here is another funny poem by Jamini Hariyanavi Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चल मियाँ आज कल पड़ती नहीं है कल मियाँ छोड़ कर दुनियां कहीं अब चल मियाँ रात बिजली ने परेशां कर दिया सुबह धोखा दे गया है नल मियाँ लग रही है आग देखे जाइये पास तेरे जल …

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 …

He loved her and she loved him but they were not destined to be together. Even as he lost her, he is contented for the reasons Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji tells in his poem – Rajiv Krishna Saxena सोच सुखी मेरी छाती है दूर कहां मुझसे जाएगी केसे मुझको बिसराएगी …

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 …

Vivekanand says that you can be free the moment you resolve to be free. And it is the understanding of truth that frees us. Once we understand the truth, it does not matter what we do in this world. Ramanath Awasthi puts it beautifully. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मन को वश …

In the old world (that still persists to a large extent in India), after marriage the bride was expected to become a part of the groom’s family. A girl’s leaving the parent’s to go to a new home remains a heart wrenching scene even today. Here is a moving poem …

Here is a well know poem by Bal Krishna Rao. The idea is put in beautiful words — In our mundane lives, the unexpected can happen any moment… Rajiv Krishna Saxena कौन जाने झुक रही है भूमि बायीं ओर‚ फिर भी कौन जाने‚ नियति की आँखें बचाकर‚ आज धारा दाहिने …

Mere thoughts of love makes a difficult path feel so nice. Here is a lovely poem by Balswarup Rahi – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कहीं तुम पंथ पर पलकें बिछाए तो नहीं बैठीं  कंटीले शूल भी दुलरा रहे हैं पांव को मेरे‚ कहीं तुम पंथ पर पलकें बिछाए तो नहीं बैठीं! …

After India attained independence in 1947, people had high hopes and looked forward to better their lives under the self-rule. These hopes were however shattered in coming decades and an all out frustration gripped the society. Dushyant Kumar died in 1975 (at a young age of 52). He sensed the …