Poems

Autumn arrives and Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the famous poet, draws a shabd-chitra. Also a metaphor for an old person reaching the end of life – Rajiv Krishna Saxena   है यह पतझड़ की शाम, सखे! नीलम-से पल्लव टूट ग‌ए, मरकत-से साथी छूट ग‌ए, अटके फिर भी दो पीत पात जीवन-डाली …

Life is short and expectations could be big. Real pain is felt if one knows that one deserves a much better deal, but is there any one out there who is listening to the silent pleas constantly emerging from your heart, and doing something about it? Or there is no …

This famous poem by Narottam Das (AD 1550-1605) describes the story of Sudama who was a close friend of Lord Krishna. Sudama lived in poverty and his wife always prodded Sudama to visit Lord Krishna in Dwarka for some financial help. Sudama felt reluctant to ask money from a friend …

I had read this poem by Ram Avtar Tyagi in childrens school Hindi text book. It left a deep impression. It may moisten eyes of some readers, especially those who feel special affinity for India. And that is why this is such a special poem – Rajiv K. Saxena देश …

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 …

This poem is in the series of two earlier poems, “मछली जल की रानी है” and “कछुआ जल का राजा है“. Now this one is about the Frog being the prince of the waters! Illustration by Svarn Sinha (age 8). I hope children like this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेंढक …

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 …

The life goes on, even after we leave. In all its colors and glory, the life goes on. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम न रहेंगे हम न रहेंगे तब भी तो यह खेत रहेंगे, इन खेतों पर घन लहराते शेष रहेंगे, जीवन देते प्यास बुझाते माटी को मदमस्त बनाते श्याम बदरिया …

Frustrations in life keep accumulating. We all feel that system should change but are not sure how. Here is a popular poem of Dushyant Kumar Ji on this theme. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena हो गई है पीर पर्वत सी पिघलनी चहिए हो गई है पीर पर्वत सी पिघलनी चहिए‚ इस …

Here is a lovely ode to one of the most popular snack of North India. Ghanshyam Gupta Ji succeeds in making our mouth water! Rajiv Krishna Saxena समोसे बहुत बढ़ाते प्यार समोसे खा लो‚ खा लो यार समोसे ये स्वादिष्ट बने हैं क्योंकि माँ ने इनका आटा गूंधा जिसमें कुछ …