Life And Time Poems

Here is a nice poem dipped in the nostalgia of growing up in a small town. Rajiv Krishna Saxena छोटे शहर की यादें मुझे फिर बुलातीं हैं मुस्काती रातें, वो छोटे शहर की बड़ी प्यारी बातें। चंदा की फाँकों का हौले से बढ़ना, जामुन की टहनी पे सूरज का चढ़ना। …

Daily rut and unchanged routine… doing the same thing day after day with no joy of creativity… drains a man. There seems no escape … regrets linger on with us. Perhaps things could be better if we had not compromised in life. Yet now we almost willing remain in the …

Change or parivartan they say, is the only that never stops. Everything changes as day follows night and night follows day. Everyone faces constant ups and downs. Here is a poem that makes a statement to this effect. Rajiv Krishna Saxena देखो यह जग का परिवर्तन जिन कलियों को खिलते …

Here is a poem that seems to come from times bygone. A village woman writing to her husband who lives in a city. I wonder if such letters are written anymore.  Quite a nostalgia! Rajiv Krishna Saxena परदेसी को पत्र   सोसती सर्व उपमा जोग बाबू रामदास को लिखा गनेस …

Here is a poem that I received through a WhatsApp group. I do not know who wrote it but the poem is moving indeed. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाप का कंधा   मेरे कंधे पर बैठा मेरा बेटा जब मेरे कंधे पर खड़ा हो गया मुझसे कहने लगा देखो पापा मैं …

Purbaa (eastern winds) is the harbinger of rains to follow and that changes the atmosphere in a village. This is beautifully depicted in this lovely poem of Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadoriya. Pure rural ethos of the words is exhilarating! Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुरबा जो डोल गई घटा घटा आँगन में …

There are problems all around, and frustrations. How do we cope with these? Here is a well know poem by Dushyant Kumar. Criticism of clandestine operations that straight persons are incapable of, in the last stanza is very beautifully put. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मत कहो आकाश में कोहरा घना है …

This realization dawns on most of us sooner or later. I couldn’t do much in life. Couldn’t achieve anything worthwhile. So much could be done. Here is a poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena   मैं जीवन में कुछ न कर सका   मैं जीवन में कुछ न …

A very powerful poem indeed. When we are young, we have dreams and aspirations. Most of these are never realized. Life passes on and suddenly one day we find ourselves exhausted, past our primes even as our dreams lay shattered. This sentiment is so beautifully captured by Gopal Das Neeraj …

Things change and nothing ever remains the same. A family, a household that grew up with laughter and love wilts under the weight of egos and self interests of growing children who are now adults. Gone are mutual respect and affection and there is intolerance and harsh words. What a …