Poem Irony of Democracy It’s an irony of democracyA pity, so ridiculous to noteDynastic party has closed its mindTo nation’s development and growthIn a crazy and shameless moveThey ridicule it as a stunt and joke. The one who is a laughing stockA source of public amusementAn object of farce and travesty…The party doesn’t realize his plightInstead projects him as […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Introspection I spent entire lifeIn causing a ruckusBy finding faults withThe character and conductOf people and institutionsIn the environment. The other day I didAn introspection of selfOnly to realize the truthThat I have far moreFaults, meanness and dirtIn my own mind and heart. (It’s so prevalent in public life that people spend a lot of time […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020November 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Intolerance Thanks to the wisdom and talentOf Indian intellectuals and mediaThese days the wind of intoleranceIn the country, is furious and fast. So many authors, actors and artistsIn protest against alleged intoleranceAre returning symbols of achievementBack to the federal government so fast. I am keen to join this elite bandwagonSo I wish if life too in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Interdependence Plants and treesInhale carbon dioxideTo manufacture their foodAnd release oxygen. Man and animalsBreathe in oxygenTo sustain their lifeAnd exhale carbon dioxide. Dependence or independence –The very thought is a mythFor the planetary existence,So let’s realize and acceptThe worth of interdependence. 32,153 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence Lost It has been ages nowSince our innocence lostA blank slot in my personal albumStill haunts me in solitude… “May I have liberty to catchJust one solo snap of yours…?”“Well! then what you will doWith this single photograph…?” That certainly was not the endBut a turning point of sortThat life took a zigzag courseTaking a heavy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night-blooming flowerNicknamed by people“Fragrance of the night”I’m so emotionally attached to it,Like a valued antiquity in my life. She is pretty and cuteHer looks and demeanourOften appear so alike, that itEvokes memories of a teenage friend.While in a cheerful moodI inquired of her onceWhat she thinks about Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020January 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ingratitude The tall and shaded treeKept on giving for lifeFruits, shelter and shadeTo the family of this man. The greedy and ungratefulMan uprooted it one dayTo procure its trunk and branchesFor his petty commercial gains. Ingratitude in human beingsIt’s so common nowadaysElderly parents and grandparentsAre often abandoned and ignored. 32,521 total views, 4 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Inertia When time is on our sideWe suffer from inertiaAs it starts running outWe struggle to minimize loss Unaware then, it’s so easyIn life to lose someoneBut it takes a lifetimeTo forget one. 32,338 total views, 4 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Indispensable No oneIn your lifeAnd none ofYour possessionsIn the material worldAre indispensable. SoonerYou learn itAnd muster courageTo live with it,Far easierAnd smootherIs your life. The bestOn your part is,Wisdom so gainedConditions youTo cope up withVagaries of lifeWhen someoneOr people at largeAround youDon’t wantYou anymoreOr even whenYou lose somethingOr someone so dearYou loved mostIn life. 32,201 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Indifference ContinuousIndifferenceOf a loved oneIs akin to a slowAnd deadly poison It kills slowlyBut painfullyDraining out life’sEnergy, cheerfulnessSplendour and shine. 32,146 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Colours of Life Colours vanished after you like whispers in the windLeaving behind only monochrome’s time-worn rindPink and blue’s marvel fancy turned misty and murkyLife’s canvas became grayscale, weary and dreary. Ever Since on each Holi eve, I wish colours’ jolly playFor you, rainbow’s dazzling in a vibrant cosmic arrayMay you shine forever in colours, a masterpiece divineThen, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 4, 2026February 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Revisited Rajnigandha, night’s sultry whispererUnfolding like an endless esoteric prayerA green stalk, greenish buds and white petalsTo love’s velvety addiction, its fragrance unfurls. For many, it’s a bloom in night’s dark masqueradeBut for him, an egress to memories’ moonlit shadeA symbol of emotions wrapped tight in ivory petalsEchoes of love’s whispers in night’s euphoric surge. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 3, 2026February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Atoning Forever Memories haunt him, like autumn’s stealthy creepWhispers in the nights of what way back did seepAlone in a shipwreck, he on nostalgia’s tidal waveShadows drowning in the blues like a lonely grave. Many faded photographs, letters like fallen leavesEchoes of bygone days, rustling what he believesHe keeps brooding in twilight, shadows intertwineDrowned in nostalgic labyrinth, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Rewind What a serendipitous spell, a mystic moment’s delightA fairy descended, her shadow danced in radiant lightShe smiled, the garden bloomed & flowers blossomedIn contrast, as if Snow White’s ethereal beauty paled. She stood before me, arms outstretched – a vision rareA reality or dream! At the time my heart was unawareI wrestled with inertia’s shackles, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 1, 2026February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Y.A.S.S. Rewind God truly crafted you with love and careYou look so special, and beyond compereGorgeous persona you possess that shinesAn aura you radiate, so angelic and divine. Your face is refreshing like the morning dewCool as a gentle breeze with a heart so trueYour voice is vivacious, warm and resonantWhile beauty charms, ravishing and radiant You […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 31, 2026February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Colours of Life Colours vanished after you like whispers in the windLeaving behind only monochrome’s time-worn rindPink and blue’s marvel fancy turned misty and murkyLife’s canvas became grayscale, weary and dreary. Ever Since on each Holi eve, I wish colours’ jolly playFor you, rainbow’s dazzling in a vibrant cosmic arrayMay you shine forever in colours, a masterpiece divineThen, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 4, 2026February 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Revisited Rajnigandha, night’s sultry whispererUnfolding like an endless esoteric prayerA green stalk, greenish buds and white petalsTo love’s velvety addiction, its fragrance unfurls. For many, it’s a bloom in night’s dark masqueradeBut for him, an egress to memories’ moonlit shadeA symbol of emotions wrapped tight in ivory petalsEchoes of love’s whispers in night’s euphoric surge. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 3, 2026February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Atoning Forever Memories haunt him, like autumn’s stealthy creepWhispers in the nights of what way back did seepAlone in a shipwreck, he on nostalgia’s tidal waveShadows drowning in the blues like a lonely grave. Many faded photographs, letters like fallen leavesEchoes of bygone days, rustling what he believesHe keeps brooding in twilight, shadows intertwineDrowned in nostalgic labyrinth, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 3, 2026February 3, 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