Life And Time Poems

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 …

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 …

Water is water but how different messages it gives under different conditions… Rajiv Krishna Saxena जल नींद सुख की फिर हमे सोने न देगा यह तुम्हारे नैन में तिरता हुआ जल। छू लिये भीगे कमल, भीगी ऋचाएँ मन हुए गीले, बहीं गीली हवाएँ। बहुत संभव है डुबो दे सृष्टि सारी, …

As the life draws to a close, a feeling of detachment must arise towards all that was done or achieved, as it is time to go. Here is a moving poem by Raj Kumar Ji about this feeling. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हो चुका खेल हो चुका खेल थक गए पांव …

Simple folks are more sincere, more caring and more human. Simple folks live in villages. In large cities, people are selfish and self centered. This is a general feeling all of us have. Here is a poem depicting just that. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गाँव की तरफ कुछ कह रहे हैं …

A lovely poem by Rituraj Ji. A kind old couple living in a house for long time and the nature around them too applauds them! Rajiv Krishna Saxena पड़ोस कोयलों ने क्यों पसंद किया हमारा ही पेड़? बुलबुलें हर मौसम में क्यों इसी पर बैठी रहती हैं? क्यों गौरैयों के …

This early classic from Raj Kapoor’s movie “Phir Subah Hogi” is an evergreen number penned by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. The way desperation and hope have been depicted in this song, is unparalleled. You could listen to this song on the link at the end of the poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वो …

Poet’s little son and daughter died at a very young age. Given below is an excerpt from the poem of his grief. Rajiv Krishna Saxena स्मृति बच्चों की अब टूट चुके हैं शीशे उन दरवाज़ों के जो मन के रंग महल के दृढ़ जड़ प्रहरी हैं जिनको केवल हिलना–डुलना ही …

You would have read Dohe of Kabir and Rahim. Those were written hundreds of years ago. Nida Fazli’s Dohe belong to this post-modern age. Understanding these may require a bit of thinking. I hope readers will like these. Rajiv Krishna Saxena निदा फ़ाज़ली के दोहे युग युग से हर बाग …

Love may desert us but the height of tragedy is when the resulting pain itself also deserts us. See it in the words of Ramavtar Tyagi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena शिकायत आँसुओ तुम भी पराई आँख में रहने लगे हो अब तुम्हें मेरे नयन इतने बुरे लगने लगे हैं। बेवफाई और …