Poem Change of Seasons This year winter was too harshWith everywhere snow and frostLife was standstill in many partsBut it’s over and gone at last. Wind a bit chill but Sun is warmNow with the Spring’s arrivalAll country folks are in smileDormant trees have begun to budLeaves unfurling, flowers in bloomBees are to buzz and birds to sing. Whether […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Chameleon Chameleon –An innocent reptileChanges its coloursFor social signaling, andCamouflages with surroundingsAs a survival instinctAnd protection from enemies… The ingenious humansGive a negative shadeTo this natural instinctDrawing out a simile forCovert and deceitful overturesOf man in furtherance ofTheir selfish interests! 37,059 total views, 47 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Celebrating Freedom On the eve of IndependenceLet us remember our heroesWho gave up their livesIn the struggle for freedom. Of course our nation is freeBut we are yet to become freeFrom evils of poverty, illiteracyFavouritism and corruption. So while celebrating our freedomLet’s also do some introspectionTo make our humble contributionEradicating these evils from nation. 37,184 total views, 38 views […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Treasure Trove She is no more among us. It is almost twenty years now that she left for her heavenly abode at the ripe age of about ninety-six. With my own advancing age and considerable worldly knowledge and experience, I am yet to come across with a woman around of her nature, acumen, temperament and mental strength. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Without Her It was in the month of February with the receding winter. The lawn party hosted at his bungalow was at its zenith with the guests in convenient groups cozying with the tasteful snacks and drinks. Vanita was playing a perfect host as usual and her friends were adding colours with their fun and laughter. Among […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Welcome Home Warm and pleasant sunshine of late December carried no bliss or hope to old Katherine’s’ tired eyes. In the compound of this old age home, sitting on a bench under the Neem tree, she was lost in her thoughts of distant past when David was still alive and together they were considered to be the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Fragile Beauty While returning back from her funeral, I felt very sad and grief stricken. She was not only my school teacher but also an excellent human being that I knew in decades. I wondered if the death is ultimate reality in this universe then why people do so much clamoring about life all the time. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Atonement Shalini and Ritu had accompanied me to the railway station. Whenever I go on long official tour, they have been coming for years without exception to see me off. An old fashion guy, I prefer the train journey vice airways for obvious reasons of experiencing natural, ethnic and cultural variety of this magnificent land. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article An Unfinished Story I know him as my best friend since childhood. We were born and brought up in the same town. Our parents were family friends, our houses had a common boundary wall and, in short, we were like a family. As toddlers we had grown up and played together, went in the same kindergarten and had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Castaway Years agoHis ship wrecked,CastawayIn his solitudeIn a constant struggleWith the lonelinessHe is still engagedWith the wreckage… Mending itRepairing itFabricating itTo a credibleNavigable deviceWith a hope to reachThe mainlandSomeday…! NeverthelessTo be,Or not to be,Remains the dilemma…If onlyHis loved oneStill longs forand accepts…The unbridgeable gapOf time, space and age! (‘To be, or not to be’ is one […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Weaver Bird A weaver binds the grass and reedsBeside the river bank, where it feedsSafe from the thorns and shadows deepShe builds a home for youth to sleep. With fiber pulled and seamless flowThey tear every single blade of greenA perfect twine begins to growBy a code divine and sight unseen. A tension grid is so tightly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Blue Dragon The blue sea slug floats on the marine wavesUpside down on the ocean’s face at easeThe creature has sapphire belly and silver backTo Camouflage away from predators that attack. Be not misled by its grace or fairy form deceiveFor special and lethal is the web it can weaveIt seeks the Portuguese man-o’-war upon the tideA […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Eternal Canopy Heart-shaped leaves catch the passing breezeA gentle whisper stirs the emperor of treesEach pointed tip channels the raindrop’s traceWhile quiet shadows fill the peaceful space. Underneath its vast and fine-textured canopyA quiet, soothing shelter spreads out completelyIt offers a vibrant sanctuary, green and wideWhere both birds and weary travellers can abide. For generations past, its […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Giant Manta Ray Where sunlit waters yield to deep, abyssal coldGiant Manta Ray wanders through blue and goldThe pelagic expanses to the dynamic coastal reefAre their beat in ocean, beyond our world’s belief. A frame of cartilage gives flexibility to their gracePectoral wings can reach seven meters in the spaceNo stinging barb upon the tail, no armour for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Peregrine Falcon Across the mountains, cliffs, and coastsFrom Arctic tundra winds to hot desertsThe Peregrine raptor rides the open skyA restless and mighty lord who passes by. Blue-grey mantle with a barred white breastLong wings and dark hood upon a noble crestLarge and keen eyes fashioned to beholdEven a feather’s flick in sunlight gold. The rushing wind […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Weaver Bird A weaver binds the grass and reedsBeside the river bank, where it feedsSafe from the thorns and shadows deepShe builds a home for youth to sleep. With fiber pulled and seamless flowThey tear every single blade of greenA perfect twine begins to growBy a code divine and sight unseen. A tension grid is so tightly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Blue Dragon The blue sea slug floats on the marine wavesUpside down on the ocean’s face at easeThe creature has sapphire belly and silver backTo Camouflage away from predators that attack. Be not misled by its grace or fairy form deceiveFor special and lethal is the web it can weaveIt seeks the Portuguese man-o’-war upon the tideA […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Eternal Canopy Heart-shaped leaves catch the passing breezeA gentle whisper stirs the emperor of treesEach pointed tip channels the raindrop’s traceWhile quiet shadows fill the peaceful space. Underneath its vast and fine-textured canopyA quiet, soothing shelter spreads out completelyIt offers a vibrant sanctuary, green and wideWhere both birds and weary travellers can abide. For generations past, its […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आस सूख चुके हैं प्रेमपात्र सब, मदिरा की गागर दे दो भूल चुका हूँ कौन कौन है, विस्मृति का आश्रय दे दो. ईश्वर सबकुछ भूल गया है, कृष्ण नही अब रथ पर हैंसत्य-प्रेम की राहों पर हम, फिर भी काँटे पथ पर हैं. जीवन बंधा-बंधा सा क्यों है, हाहाकार मचा यह क्यों है मानव संबंधों के तलतम में, यह भूकंपी […] Written by Santosh K Nema May 15, 2022November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आत्मिक लाख समझाने पर भी नहीं समझता आईना मेरा अंदर की टूटती नसें भी उकेर दीं बनाकर उसने दरकती लकीरें वो जो बैठे हैं गहरे दिल में मेरे आईना मेरा उन्हें भी हूबहू दिखाता है. कैसे छिपाऊँ दर्दे-दिल को सामने जब बैरी-मितवा हो ऐसा चुप हूँ मैं, चुप हैं वो, मंजर है खामोशी का यह कैसा. दिल की जिद है रग-रग में […] Written by Santosh K Nema April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय मेरा समय चुप है अपनी निष्ठुरता लिए बदल रहा है निरंतर. तुम समय हो मेरे समय जिसने प्यार दिया अनंत डुबोकर किया एकाकार खुशियों से अमृत सुख की स्मृतियों से साँस साँस में चलती अनवरत सामीप्य की अव्यक्त अनुभूतियों से. समय मेरा दूर असंबद्ध सा अबदर्शक सा बन बदल रहा है सहारे तन के मन के तुझसे जो बंधे थे अडिग अटूट […] Written by Santosh K Nema March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked