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बस्ती वीरानों पर यकसाँ फैल रही है घास उससे पूछा क्यों उदास हो, कुछ तो होगा खास
कहाँ गए सब घोड़े, अचरज में डूबी है घास घास ने खाए घोड़े या घोड़ों ने खाई घास
सारी दुनिया को था जिनके कब्ज़े का अहसास उनके पते ठिकानों तक पर फैल चुकी है घास
धरती पानी की जाई सूरज की खासमखास फिर भी क़दमों तले बिछी कुछ कहती है यह घास
धरती भर भूगोल घास का तिनके भर इतिहास घास से पहले, घास यहाँ थी, बाद में होगी घास ।
इति
The Poet
नरेश सक्सेना
Naresh Saxena
1939 · 2001
Naresh Saxena holds a singular and fascinating position in contemporary Hindi literature as a man who brought the exactitude of science into the heart of poetry. Born in 1939 in Gwalior and trained as an engineer, he did not publish his first poetry collection, Samudra Par Ho Rahi Hai Baarish, until he was sixty one years old. Yet, his literary presence had already been firmly established through decades of publication in prestigious journals. Saxena writes with a unique physiological and environmental awareness. He constructs his poems not out of abstract romanticism, but from the physical mechanics of the natural world and the complex realities of modern survival. His language is spare, precise, and completely devoid of unnecessary ornamentation. Alongside his poetry, he is an acclaimed playwright whose drama Aadmi Ka Aa has been staged thousands of times, and a filmmaker who won a National Film Award for his directorial work. He demonstrates that a poet does not need to abandon the rational world to understand the human soul.
Paired Painting
Landscape with Oak Tree
This captivating early twentieth century study reflects a profound reverence for the quiet majesty of nature. Standing resolute against a soft horizon, the ancient oak tree is rendered with deep affection, its sprawling canopy and gnarled trunk embodying endurance and quiet grace. The artist captures the interplay of light and shadow upon the earth with delicate sensitivity, inviting the viewer into a timeless space of contemplation and stillness.
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