Poems

Here is a tongue in the cheek poem that Bharat Bhushan Ji wrote during the Second World War, but is still equally relevant. We may have high and noble ideas but the daily mundane stuff somehow always manages to get the priority – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अहिंसा खाना खा कर …

In this age of mobile phones, internet and emails, here is a poem with old-world charm. Old world where a hand written letter could easily light up a day, a life. Here is a charmer from Neeraj. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अज्ञात साथी के नाम लिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे खत तो …

A person who has been very active and useful to the society throughout his life, suddenly finds himself quite useless when he is old. He just lingers on wondering about his role. He prays to be taken away as he has nothing more to contribute. Rajiv Kishna Saxena प्रभु आज्ञा …

Here is a famous poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It is dedicated to those whose life is a tough struggle all the way, but whose resolve is superhuman – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अग्निपथ वृक्ष हों भले खड़े, हों घने हों बड़े, एक पत्र छांह भी मांग मत, मांग मत, मांग …

Here is a lovely poem of Dharamvir Bharati about lovers who could not be together. Society would not let them This poem belongs to an era that is slowly fading away. See the helplessness in the line Preet hi sub kuchh nahin hai, Lok ki marjad hai sabse badi.. Rajiv …

Indians settled abroad are generally viewed as the ones who have made it and have attained the ultimate success with respect to careers and worldly possessions. But what we do not often realize is what they have to sacrifice for this success. They give up the mother land, the cultural …

Those who strive to tirelessly work for others may perish, but here Mahadevi Verma states that she would rather prefer that suffering than become immortal by the grace of God. Be careful to pause at commas to get the true meanings of lines. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरा मिटने का अधिकार …

 Here is a tribute to  Rajesh Khanna  and Anand Bakshi .   Rajiv Krishna Saxena अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं फिर कब मिलोगे? जब तुम कहोगे जुम्मे रात को हाँ हाँ आधी रात को कहाँ? वहीं जहाँ कोई आता-जाता नहीं अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं… किसी …

Some things in life give us immense satisfaction. Here is an excerpt from a poem written by the well known poet Shri Ramdarash Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आप आये पास तो अच्छा लगा आज धरती पर झुका आकाश तो अच्छा लगा, सिर किये ऊँचा खड़ी है घास तो अच्छा लगा। …

Santosh ‘Arsh’ sent me his poetry book entitled “Kya Pata”. I greatly enjoyed reading his work which reminded me of Dushyant Kumar. Here is a lovely poem showing the general feeling of dis-connect in postmodern world. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अच्छा नहीं लगता ये उड़ती रेत का सूखा समाँ अच्छा नहीं …