Life And Time Poems

Little girls are like angles. They live in their own world of stuffed toys and fantasy. Then they grow up… and one day leave the house. Stuffed toys they once played with, are left behind, a constant reminder to parents of their little daughter. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दीदी का भालू …

This lovely poem was written by Dr. Dharamvir Bharti, tells that even after initial defeats, a dream can still survive and live.  Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्योंकि सपना है अभी भी इसलिए तलवार टूटी अश्व घायल कोहरे डूबी दिशाएं कौन दुश्मन, कौन अपने लोग, सब कुछ धुंध धूमिल किन्तु कायम युद्ध …

Sooner or later, we all compromise in life. Sooner or later, idealism gives way to realism. Here is a beautiful poem of Dushyant Kumar Ji – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अब तो पथ यही है जिंदगी ने कर लिया स्वीकार‚ अब तो पथ यही है। अब उभरते ज्वार का आवेग मद्धिम …

Giridhar Kavirai, the famous medieval Hindi poet wrote kundaliyan that contained common wisdom . Here is a sample. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गिरिधर की कुंडलियाँ लाठी में गुण बहुत हैं, सदा राखिये संग गहरी नदी, नारा जहाँ, तहाँ बचावै अंग तहाँ बचावै अंग, झपटि कुत्ता को मारै दुशमन दावागीर, होय तिनहूँ …

Old is banished as the new comes. Yesterday what was new and was welcomed by the world with all enthusiasm, today lies discarded and forgotten. This is the rule of Nature. Here is a touching poem by Balkavi Bairagi – Rajiv Krishna Saxena झर गये पात झर गये पात बिसर …

Affluent persons have the luxury to indulge in a range of activities that the poor have no time for. Here is a lovely poem by Deviprasad Shukla Rahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गरीबों की जवानी रूप से कह दो कि देखें दूसरा घर, मैं गरीबों की जवानी हूँ, मुझे फुर्सत नहीं …

Maa aur Pita is a famous poem by Om Vyas Om giving a lovely and sentimental poetic description of mother and father. Try reading this poem loudly yet at a slow tempo and see its magic. Rajiv Krishna Saxena माँ और पिता माँ माँ संवेदना है, भावना है, अहसास है …

तुम्हारा साथ सुख के दुख के पथ पर जीवन छोड़ता हुआ पदचाप गया, तुम साथ रहीं, हँसते–हँसते इतना लम्बा पथ नाप गया। तुम उतरीं चुपके से मेरे यौवन वन में बन कर बहार, गुनगुना उठे भौंरे, गुंजित हो कोयल का आलाप गया। स्वप्निल स्वप्निल सा लगा गगन रंगों में भीगी–सी …

Some upright people refuse to compromise in life and suffer as a result. They however do not complain. Rajiv Krishna Saxena इंकार कर दिया मेरे पीछे इसीलिये तो धोकर हाथ पड़ी है दुनिया मैंने किसी नुमाइश घर में सजने से इन्कार कर दिया। विनती करती, हुक्म चलाती रोती, फिर हँसती, …

Mahadevi Verma had been a pillar of the Chhayavadi era of the Hindi poetry. Several of her famous poems are available in Geeta Kavita. Here is one of her simple poems for children. Those who have read the stories and memoirs of Mahadevi Verma would know how much she loved …