Nostalgia Poems

Anil Verma, an engineer settled in Australia came to my office in Delhi and presented a copy of his newly released first poetry book “Ek Mukt Jwar”. I liked the book. I have never seen a Hindi Poetry book in which English translation of all poems are also provide. One …

Social norms and society itself is changing so fast today that it bewilders the observer. There is a sense of loss and nostalgia. Here is a nice poem by Budhinath Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जिंदगी जिंदगी अभिशाप भी, वरदान भी जिंदगी दुख में पला अरमान भी क़र्ज साँसों का चुकाती …

Children have clear hearts. They respond to love and have no special motives in striking up friendships. Then at a certain age, that simplicity of heart gives way to cleverness. This lovely poem describes this transition and mourns the loss of that simple and selfless phase of life. Rajiv Krishna …

Here is a lovely poem that brings in strong nostalgia for simple rural life where a Neem tree in the court-yard is like a family member who fully participates in the family life from birth to death. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नीम के फूल एक कड़वी–मीठी औषधीय गंध से भर उठता …

There is something magical about Harindra Nath Chattopadhyay’s poems for children. We often heard them on Alashvani radio in 50s and 60s. A poem entitled “Railgadi” is already on this site. Here is another gem! ‘Nanu ki nani ki nav chali’ became ‘Nina ki nani ki nav chali’ in the …

An old flame suddenly come across after decades. It can be uncomfortable and the only way to get through the situation is to pretend that it never happened. Here is a famous poem of Girija Kumar Mathur. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भूले हुओं का गीत बरसों के बाद कभी हम तुम …

Memories of childhood home create huge nostalgia. There is a strong urge to return. All these memories seem to exhort you to return Rajiv Krishna Saxena अब घर लौट आओ चिट्ठियाँ भिजवा रहा है गाँव, अब घर लौट आओ। थरथराती गंध पहले बौर की कहने लगी है, याद माँ के …

An empty house… pleasant memories of the now-gone home-maker. Memories of laughter and the jingling of bangles… how does one come to terms with this kind of emptiness? Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूना घर सूने घर में किस तरह सहेजूँ मन को। पहले तो लगा कि अब आईं तुम, आकर अब …

Here is a simple dream described by Girija Kumar Mathur; and everyone would like to own this dream as their own! If only it can be realized… Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरे सपने बहुत नहीं हैं मेरे सपने बहुत नहीं हैं छोटी सी अपनी दुनिया हो, दो उजले–उजले से कमरे जगने …

Even though the life style of first generation NRIs in USA is affluent and they have access to all facilities, a nagging vacuum remains in their heart that refuses to go away. They feel torn between their chosen alien land and the yearning to return to their roots. Here is …