Life And Time Poems

इंतजार – राजीव सक्सेना

इंतजार - राजीव सक्सेना

Throughout life, we wait for something or the other. One wish fulfilled is replaced by many more. There is no end. But as we age, we become more acutely aware of this endless wait. Our own sense of impotency enhances the awareness of this wait. Rajiv Krishna Saxena इंतजार जिंदगी …

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दूर का सितारा – निदा फ़ाज़ली

दूर का सितारा – निदा फ़ाज़ली

Parents are divine beings. No one can love us and care for us as selflessly as mother and father do. Yet, we take them for granted while they are alive. Even get irritated. Once they are gone we realize how priceless they were for us. Nothing can ever take the …

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धूप की चादर – दुष्यंत कुमार

धूप की चादर – दुष्यंत कुमार

Dushyant Kumar’s poems describe the reality of life and human experience in unique metaphors. Here is another one of his famous poems. My favorite stanza is the fourth one. Genuine people are pushed back in life whereas the fake ones push their way to the front. Rajiv Krishna Saxena धूप …

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चूड़ी का टुकड़ा – गिरिजा कुमार माथुर

चूड़ी का टुकड़ा – गिरिजा कुमार माथुर

A man’s past life is a repository of events that took place – some painful, others mundane. There also are memories of some beautiful and magical moments, long past, whose memories may be triggered by things associated with those moments. Here is a lovely poem of Girija Kumar Mathur, conveying …

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चिट्ठी है किसी दुखी मन की – कुंवर बेचैन

चिट्ठी है किसी दुखी मन की – कुंवर बेचैन

Overwork, irritation and fatigue find expression in our behavior towards others. Here is a observation from the keen eyes of Kunwar Bechain. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चिट्ठी है किसी दुखी मन की बर्तन की यह उठका पटकी यह बात बात पर झल्लाना चिट्ठी है किसी दुखी मन की। यह थकी देह …

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रहीम के दोहे

Abdul Rahim Khankhana (1556-1627) was one of the nav-ratnas of Emperor Akabar. He was a great warrior as well as a poet. His dohas have important messages and a great deal of worldly wisdom. He also wrote many dohas in praise of Lord Krishna and Rama. Here is a sample …

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मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो – ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो - ठाकुर गोपाल शरण सिंह

Sometimes we get fed up with every thing in this world. Nothing matters any more. One tends to be indifferent to pleasure or pain at that time. Here is a nice poem by Thakur Gopal Sharan Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो रहने दो मुझको निर्जन में …

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प्रेम–पगी कविता – आशुतोष द्विवेदी

प्रेम–पगी कविता – आशुतोष द्विवेदी

Absolute beauty cannot be defined. It is in the eyes of the beholder. A time comes in the life of person when he discovers beauty followed by love. Poems praising the sweet-heart spontaneously arise in his heart at that time. Ashutosh Dwivedi’s poem tells about the beauty of the lovely …

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प्रथम प्रणय – धर्मवीर भारती

Remember your first love? Well, Bharti ji puts forward two points of view. Firstly every one forgets the first love as it is not very important. He also puts forward an alternative view point that no one ever forgets the first love. I leave the decision to the readers. Rajiv …

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मैं सबसे छोटी होऊं – सुमित्रानंदन पंत

मैं सबसे छोटी होऊं – सुमित्रानंदन पंत

When a child is young, his/her universe begins and ends in mother. Here is a simple and lovely poem from a child to her mother, written by Sumitranandan Pant. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं सबसे छोटी होऊं मैं सबसे छोटी होऊँ तेरी गोदी में सोऊँ तेरा आँचल पकड़-पकड़कर फिरू सदा माँ …

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