Poems

Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is first of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem, the poet is shattered as the love of …

This beautiful poem by Nagarjuna depicts the stark contrast before and after the onset of rains. There is no doubt, in the Northern Indian planes, rains bring in a new lease of life for Nature and human beings alike.  Rajiv K. Saxena कल और आज अभी कल तक गालियां देते …

A bride all dressed up to get merried. An arranged marriage so there must be uncertainity about the life to follow.  What is she thinking as the night of grand ceremonies approaches? Some excitement, some apprehensions and regrets… Read this lovely poem by Ajit Kumar. The poem is so intensely …

There are billions of men and women on this world, but magical link of love between a man and woman is the only worth-while link that transforms. Rajiv Krishna Saxena प्यार का नाता हमारा जिंदगी के मोड़ पर यह प्यार का नाता हमारा राह की वीरानियों को मिल गया आखिर …

If I were a horse, the poet says to children, what all I could do for you! This poem for tiny tots would certainly take them through the hills and valleys of imagination. Rajiv Krishna Saxena. अगर कहीं मैं घोड़ा होता अगर कहीं मैं घोड़ा होता वह भी लंबा चौड़ा …

The relationship between a husband and wife is based on total faith. A girl leaves her family and adopts the family of her husband. Her expectation is that her husband will take her in full confidence and share all feelings and thoughts with her. Prince Siddharta (who later became Gautam …

Here is a lovely poem of intense longing by Mahadevi Verma. How would every change only if you just come once – Rajiv Krishna Saxena जो तुम आ जाते एक बार कितनी करूणा कितने संदेश, पथ में बिछ जाते बन पराग, गाता प्राणों का तार तार, अनुराग भरा उन्माद राग, …

Here is a devil-may-care attitude of a girl to falling in love with an inappropriate man. Rajiv Krishna Saxena है तो है वो नहीं मेरा मगर उससे मुहब्बत है तो है ये अगर रस्मों रिवाजों से बगावत है तो है सच को मैंने सच कहा, जब कह दिया तो कह …

Barsanelal Chaturvedi, the well known hasya kavi, here would like the lady to remove the sunglasses. He just cannot suppress his curiosity to find out if she is cock-eyed or even one eyed! – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कारे रंग वारो प्यारी चस्मा हटाई नैकि कारे रंग वारो प्यारी चस्मा हटाई …

In this poem, Neeraj exhorts us to keep making efforts and not lose hope. These lines are very similar to what Lord Krishna told Arjuna in Kurukshetra (Geeta Chapter 2, shlokas 35, 36 and 37) – Rajiv Krishna Saxena खग उड़ते रहना जीवन भर खग! उड़ते रहना जीवन भर! भूल …