Poem Virtual Bouquet Let me offer a bouquet of flowersWith its abstract yet subtle fragranceIn an endeavor and however thin a hopeIt will someday reach your home. A bunch of delicate RajnigandhaOf subtle, vibrant and lasting fragranceSymbolic to my goodwill and friendshipIn the best ever friend’s nameAnd a few fresh and vibrant rosesWith the intense and intoxicating scentSymbolic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Vestigial Love I you so wishYou can take away all,What is mine.Knowledge earned over years,Identity of sheer hard work,Social status today I enjoy,Then there is always someAmount of wealth and fortune. But please don’t ever askTo share my memories and pain,Which are not mine.I am just a trustee.It’s the vestigial loveOf a short but intense fairy-taleWhich on […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Verse Within Verse “An angry tiger growlsHorrified lover tumbles down steep hillBeloved beholds in anxiety and fear…” Grateful if you could pleaseGive big hands of applauseTo the creative abilities of poetFor inflicting on your nervesHis phenomenal piece of workLike ‘verse’ within verse. You read umpteen timesFlabbergast or aghastYet no clue what it wasSo myriad and deep, it hasSpiritual […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Vermilion At a time during a phase of lifePassion and emotions ran so high…Life without her was beyond imaginationHe would become anxious and lonesomeWith a very feeling of her non-appearance. But the time spares no oneHe had to live a long life without herEnormity of loss drenched spark of lifeWhich turned out to be merely a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020November 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Vasant Panchami The day marks the end ofProlonged winter bluesIt’s an occasion to flauntOur clothes in yellow hues. An auspicious day to worshipDivine Goddess SaraswatiAnd share yellow sweetsOn happy Vasant Panchami. Image (c) GettyImages 33,605 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Vampires Look at the celestial bodies in universeSun, moon, numerous stars and planetsGive us light, energy, warmth and growthMake earth stable so it doesn’t tumbleAnd all this without seeking any return. Look at the nature and mother earthAnd all phenomena of physical worldBring us climate, nutrients and energyAs also beauty, art and spiritualityAnd all this without […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Vagabond Since time immemorialA restless vagabond roamsAcross the continentsFrom city to countrysideScaling hills and mountainsPaddling through rivers and lakesTrekking in deserts and wildernessAnd sailing on the high seas… An eternal search forSelf-contentment and peace –Will this ever end? image (c) jaipalsingh 34,050 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Utopian Dreams I had aspired at the dawn of lifeTo ride on Sun’s chariot of fireI had aspired at the dawn of lifeTo fly above the seventh heavens. Had desired to reach sky highDuring the zenith of the lifeHad a wish to sail on ocean’s tidesIn one of those adventurous rides. But this was envisioned not without […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Unsolicited If unforeseen’s handor even destinyas we often call itis accepted responsiblein human life…for a gain or loss,glory or infamy,and life or death. Why thendespite our ignoranceor being unaware ofOne’s circumstancesWe so freely renderunsolicited advicesand our opinionsif he is…a success or failure,unstable or composed,and gleeful or sad? Like you can’trecover a stoneonce thrown,hurt thus we causeis […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Union Dreams andrealities aretwo parallel lineswhich never meet;Like earthand skyappear to meetat the horizonbut actuallynever meet. Some pursuea cherished dreamas most valuedsought after goalonly to turna mirage later;Yet universe isis infinite, andfull of possibilitiesand miraclesdo occur. An optimist I amso I nurturea hope, a will –sacred and sublime;Eternity shall uniteyou and me,me and yousometime, somewherein cosmos,never […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Grazing Public Servant One fine morning, I walkedIn the vicinity of a fenced estate,Where guards stood stiff and alertA signpost read in golden typeIt’s a “VIP Zone—Do Not Hype”Inside, seated upon the velvet lawnA creature grazed from dusk to dawnNo, not mule, not horse, not cow exactlyBut a thing… somewhat bureaucratically. It chewed the grass with a calm […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXIV Sanatana Samskaras (Rituals) Among all the extinct and existing civilizations in the world, when it comes to the tapestry of Sanatana Dharma, life has never been viewed as a random sequence of biological events; instead, as a disciplined progression of soul in stages with an end goal of spiritual liberation (Moksha). Since Vedic age, the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 21, 2026March 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Chital – Jungle’s Grace Golden coat with moonlit white spotsSimmer at the sunrise – soft and brightSlender limbs, expressive eyes so wideIn dappled woods they leap and glide. Lyre-shaped antlers crown the malesQuite long branching like a forest taleThey roam through teak and sal treesDance and play in pan India jungles. Predators’ shadow, silent and nearTheir life renews through […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 19, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Grazing Public Servant One fine morning, I walkedIn the vicinity of a fenced estate,Where guards stood stiff and alertA signpost read in golden typeIt’s a “VIP Zone—Do Not Hype”Inside, seated upon the velvet lawnA creature grazed from dusk to dawnNo, not mule, not horse, not cow exactlyBut a thing… somewhat bureaucratically. It chewed the grass with a calm […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Motivational Speaker Where marbles once ruled the dustWe met, two boys, returned in framesOf rust or shine, I guess he’d insist.His shirt a sheen, his stride a twistAppeared well-fed in synthetics loudWith a prosperous paunch, firm and proudWhile I, in sheer cotton – white yet neatGrey trousers, quiet with a lighter feet. “Life?” he boomed with a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Balance Editor’s Pick At times I pause and wonder stillDo vibrations stir your mind at willA long ago, our paths had crossedTogether we walked, then were lost. You moved on like most people doLeft behind a legacy for me to followHalf-dreamt desires, unspoken pleasSo I kept following on uncertain seas. As one who strolls with sight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 22, 2026March 22, 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