Poem Rajnigandha Heals During the long, moonlit nightsWhen her memories hauntWhen phantoms of the yesteryearsChase him and taunt Subtle and sublime fragranceOf the elegant bunch of flowersSalvages him with a healing touchTo his languid and lonely heart. Image (c) jaipalsingh 36,104 total views, 10 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rajnigandha Feelings After every sunset, Sun risesTo usher in the dawn of happinessBut ever since my last sunsetI am still longing for blissful dawn. Subtle and sublime fragranceOf the virtual bunch of RajnigandhaIs my only solace and consortIn an all pervading darkness of night. 36,192 total views, 32 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rajnigandha Dreams May your Rajnigandha flowersSpread fragrance in life foreverMay your sublime love blossomIn my affectionate heart as ever Ever since I yielded to my sweetheartEvery right over my heartbeatsEver since I entered in a bond of attachmentI have come to know of this secretThat real happiness is being in love My sweetheart stays in my eyesEvery […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rajnigandha Rajnigandha, the exotic tuberoseNicknamed “the fragrance of night“For many people, it may beJust another night blooming plantWith green stalk, serried budsAnd clustered white flowersSpreading an intense fragrance. But it’s a nostalgia for himA mystical and magical wordReminiscence of a phase of lifeSomewhere deep in memorySomewhat sweet and sourSome with hope and despairA bewitching and heartwarmingSymbol […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rainbow Those beautiful coloursIn the spectrum of lightAs it appears in the skyWhen the mighty sun shinesOn tiny droplets of moisture,I am yet to see a soulWho remains untouchedOr unmoved by divine sightAnd who doesn’t loveThe magnificent rainbowCaused on the days, it rainsAnd near waterfallsOr fountains. But in my own little worldYou are the rainbowWhether I […] Written by Varun Virmani December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quotient of Hope Nature plays its balancing roleMostly amicable but sometimes cruelDroughts, cyclones, floods and tsunamisMelting glaciers and warming oceansOr even ozone hole is stratosphereSuch events are of the category latter. But it’s really the human factorPosing real threat to planet’s survivalGlobal exploding human populationContinuing rain forests’ destructionUnmindful exploitation of natural resourcesSuch as coal, natural gas and mineralsPollution […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quest for Life If life was a journeyI would have exploredSeven continents and seasHad you been my co-travellerThrough endless space and time. If life was a song of loveI would have createdA million tunes of sublime loveHad you been on my sideLike Sita was for Rama. If life was a great battleI would have conquered itIn the world […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Puzzle Often it puzzlesFor days togetherIt has been agesSince those fatefulYears and daysWhen we met lastOr better to sayParted ways and lostIn vast ocean of lifeWith heavy heart. With no trace ofThose youthful emotionsAnd tender feelingsNo passion or romanceRemained in the life,What is that threadThat binds us so fast,In my lonesome solitudeI still keep caring inEvery […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Pristine Her pristine aura —Even the moon and the stars areEnvious of the Creator’s discretion 36,376 total views, 27 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Prisoner A prisoner of old memoriesA stranger for his own lifeWanders from place to placeThrough foreign and inlandIn search of inner calm and peaceAnd liberation from haunting thoughts. A prisoner of old memoriesA nomad in his own landRoams through mighty HimalayasIn the deep valleys and steep hillsIn search of solace and peace in lifeAnd liberation from […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armoured Ascetic The little armoured soul walks the earthBears a shell of shields from day of birthNot rigid stone but the bands that bendIntertwine flexible skin from end to endWith banded shield and armoured crownIt keeps its watchful gaze often cast down. Using mighty claws and digging powerThey can fashion the earth within an hourDeep labyrinth homes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Monarch of Spines & Clay An avid ant-eater, it’s spiny and brownEchidna keeps its careful gaze cast downWith a moving shield of pale-hued spearIt strolls untouched by predators’ fearAlso seldom in hurry, it does not fightYet capable of vanishing from open sight. ​Egg-laying mammal with a sensitive noseIt snuffles where the ant or termite goesWith claws that breach the hardest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 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
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked