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रह-रह कर आज साँझ मन टूटे- काँचों पर गिरी हुई किरणों-सा बिछला है तनिक देर को छत पर हो आओ चाँद तुम्हारे घर के पिछवारे निकला है ।
प्रश्नों के अन्तहीन घेरों में बँध कर भी चुप-चुप ही रह लेना सारे आकाश के अँधेरों को अपनी ही पलकों पर सह लेना आओ, उस मौन को दिशा दे दें जो अपने होठों पर अलग-अलग पिघला है ।
अनजाने किसी गीत की लय पर हाथ से मुंडेरों को थपकाना मुख टिका हथेली पर अनायास डूब रही पलकों का झपकाना सारा का सारा चुक जाएगा अनदेखा करने का ऋण जितना पिछला है ।
तनिक देर को छत पर हो आओ चाँद तुम्हारे घर के पिछवारे निकला है ।
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
Lady in the Moonlight
In this serene composition, Raja Ravi Varma captures a moment of quiet introspection that transcends time. The subject, often associated with the renowned singer Anjanibai Malpekar, sits gracefully by the water under the ethereal glow of the moon. Her presence exudes a deep, melancholic elegance, typical of the romanticized realism found in Varma's work. The interplay between the cool moonlight reflecting off the ripples of the water and the warm, earthy tones of her attire creates a masterful balance of light and shadow. It is an invitation to witness a soul lost in contemplation, reflecting the artist's profound ability to merge European academic technique with the delicate sensibilities of Indian portraiture.
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