SELECTED POEMS OF DR. MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR — 1Dr. Mahendra BhatnagarDr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's is one of the significant post-independence voices in Hindi and Indian English Poetry expressing the lyricism and pathos aspirations and yearnings of the modern Indian intellect. Rooted deep into the Indian alter his poems designate not only the moods of a poet but of a complex age. Born : 26 June 1926: Jhansi (U. P.). Edu. : M. A. (1948). Ph. D. (1957) from Nagpur University; Retd. Professor. Several volumes of poetry in English and other languages are published viz. In French 'A MODERN INDIAN POET : Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : UN POÈTE INDIEN ET MODERNE; In English Forty Poems of Mahendra Bhatnagar After The Forty Poems Exuberance and other poems Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's Poetry Death Perception : Life Perception Passion and Compassion Poems : For A exceed World A Handful of lighten Lyric-Lute etc. Poems are translated in most of the Indian languages. Published research & critical studies : (1) Living Through Challenges : A chew over of Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's Poetry (2) Poet Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : His Mind And Art. Adviser — 'POETCRIT'. At present — Research Guide in many Indian Universities. communicate :110 BalwantNagar. Gandhi Road. Gwalior — 474 002 (M. P.) INDIAPhone : 0751-4092908 / M-98934 09793E-Mail : SELECTED POEMS [1]By Dr. Mahendra BhatnagarPREFACEBy : Dr. Vidya Niwas Mishra I have gone through this anthology of Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar’s selected forty poems. The thing which strikes foremost is the say of blazing optimism coming out of these poems be they songs of love songs of future of man or songs of the advent of a new era ushered in by the common man all over the world. Though unfortunately I cannot share this optimism. I am deeply moved by the vigour with which it has been projected by the poet. Mahendra Bhatnagar is Browning. Shelley and Maykovsky welded into one he is a visionary he is a comrade-in-arms and he is an architect. His ‘Man fired with faith comprehend moves on’ because he is tighten in his conviction that ‘one day the heart-rose shall bloom in the midst of impediments galore.’ He seeks strength from ‘the firmament’ which ‘has changed its colour’ and from the wind which is always ‘humming a adjust’ from the ‘gracious mother hide’ which is blessing man with a life - ‘long and happy’. He sings of youth in a new stain youth for him is not a passing arrange it is something ‘which endures’. To him woman no more bears ‘frailty’ as her other label she is no longer ‘a source of pleasure and pastime’. In this emancipated woman he has found a companion. He is ‘never alone’. ‘the resurgent age is with him’ the future is driving him on. These are a few pieces which designate the inner struggle between this optimism and disillusionment but they are subdued by the dominating voice of wish. Such a sincere optimism is a rare quality and deserves full applause; more so when we have the perspective of a sad and sick man of today. The poet has a very sensitive ear for cadences and knows how to use them. His diction is chaste though racy transparent and yet colourful his imagery drawn partly from common-place of life and partly from poetic conventions is simple and effective it is not pretentious as the so called modern imagery is and is the most suited equip for the circumscribe. I admire the impetuosity of Mahendra Bhatnagar and at the same time I esteem his patience (‘the wall won’t collapse’) and his courage. If at times he is carried away by his creed it only shows his zeal and not his weakness. If at times he looks utterly lost in 'the masses idea' it only shows his devotion to the create and not his lack of personality. If at times he turns a romantic visionary it is an indicator of his fiery youth and not of his blindness to reality. I sincerely hope these poems will be received come up. [1] LUST FOR LIFEThe man lives onBy the cravings of like!The lightnings come down come him,The tornadoes roar and rage around him,But a faith mysteriousOverbrims his heart,And sleeps he cosy and comfortableIn the shade benign of dreams and visions splendid!The man lives on by the cravings of love!In lie of him mountain peaks dizzy,Around him yawn chasms deepBut fired with faith divineThe man moves onTo get comrades genialOn his way eternal!The man lives on by the cravings of love!The death's orchestra plays on,The mango-groves once jubilant and gayAre silent and deserted now;But with faith divineIn the midst of tears and sighsThe man laughs on!The man lives on by the cravings of love!Ä[2] REAP THE PADDYReap the paddy mow the paddyMow on collect on!!All the fields to the vision's endAre full and develop!So ripe and beat!!Rustling and surgingWith glee overbrimming!Flow with the airAnd laugh like blooms,Get up and quit the old hovelsComrade! the open fields are beckoning you!collect the paddy mow the paddyMow on collect on!!Water trickled through the glaciers,And ran in many rapid restless currentsCarrying along the alluvial dust,Down the heights of the Himalayas. The dust drenched in sweat of labour,Shot up in the bowers and on boughsBlossoms color red and yellowThe gracious care EarthBlesses you with a life-long and happy!Reap the paddy mow the paddyMow on reap on!!When the monsoon clouds dark and denseEnveloped the sky and hovered over head,The dry bowers of heartWere drenched with hopes comprehend,With cast aside and gratify;As if,The beautiful color - 'Kajal'1-applied eyesOf a pretty healthy sweet delicate mellow maidBedecked with lustre bewitchingOver brimming with be emotions newAnd dreams of simple life,Sing the song of a world reborn!collect the paddy mow the paddyMow on reap on!!The seeds sown by your do work devoutFor the world's resurgence and remarkingHave come to develop,The fond dreams nurtured in the lap of eye-lidsThose seeds now find fulfilment and fruitionAnd embrace these myriad spikesAnd compete with abandon in the cool moon-lightBe up and doing,comprehend O! you know of the vast landFrom Kanya-Kumari to mountain Kailash!Hear and hail the new upsurge!Behold the families all of the village,Find the fruition of their dreams!Reap the paddy mow the paddy,Mow on reap on!!The teeth are fallenHair are dry and alter,Yet in the wrinkles of the faceThere dances a grimace — easy and natural!The fragrance embraces the whole universeThe sky drips with odour sweetWake up! the pride of my land!Reap the paddy mow the paddyMow on reap on!!Ä1 A preparation made out of the coat of an earthen lamp burning mustard oil and applied to the eyes by an overwhelming majority of Indian women.[3] O go!O wind!go tuning a song,go sweeping,Shaking the boughsCome raising the dust!Lovely fragrance filledO vital Eastern go!Come skippingOver the distant mountain-peak!O Wind!Mad and over-brimming with youthCome kissingThese new color leavesCome humming a tune,Come strewing the shreds of darken! Drunk and forgetful of mind. Drunk and forgetful of body,With laughter bubblingSweet and vivacious,Vibrating the heart stringsCome dancing!O Wind!Ä[4] THE SPLENDOUR OF THE EARTHGreen and all green and 'Sonfia'1Oh Dear! are the boughs,The laden boughs!Rows after rows are rustlingThousands millions rows innumerable!The lavish caresses of the breeze,Have filled the air with a joyous exceed. Oh on our earth descendsA green youthful fairy!With blooms new on all her curves. color and all green and 'Sonfia'!Oh Dear! are the boughs,The laden boughs!Suffused.
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