Poem Facebook Friends Not very long backEveryone had friendsAnd known foesMostly of their ageAnd when friends withAn elder or a younger,He or she was more ofA guide and mentorThan a friend reallyHands-in-glove. In the Facebook eraThe progressive attribute isEveryone is a friendA five years oldA ninety years youngAll men and womenEven not so wise AssOr a treacherous wolfBy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fallacy A person or thingHowever dear may beSo long they are aroundYou seldom realize their worthTrust, you can catch up anytimeAs if time is always on your side And then, while the samePerson or thing –Is about to go away for lifeYou awake with realizationAs if your life is slipping awayAnd irrespective of costYou frantically try […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fakebook An undergraduate studentFrom a renowned college,She is a cute young girlFascinated with the worldOf her facebook friends… Friendship and camaraderieGrew with one of the friendsHours of chatting followedRomantic couplets and quotesThey frequently exchanged… A few weeks time just passesShe finds in him a true friendAnd a kind of prince of dreamsSo she comes to a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Faces He has several faces… One face is whatHe shows to family and friendsThe other face is whatHe keeps for the worldYet another one is whatHe seldom opens to anyone And irony is that…The last one is the truest reflectionOf what person he actually is! Image (c) GettyImages 37,980 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Face Long lustrous curls…Moon shinesAmong dark clouds 37,747 total views, 22 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Expectations Finding quizzical and cribbingI inquired him rather cautiously:What is so wrong this morningWhich is bothering him a lot?He grinned and whined for a momentThen opened up in a resenting tone:He is disappointed and disillusionedFor they have belied his expectations. I consoled him: look dear,Expectations from a person or systemAre a major source of disappointmentBecause we […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Everlasting Friendship O My Friend!It has been ages,countless days and nights,that often I wonder,A friendship is what!Togetherness and belongingorA journey – ethereal and sublime –of love, longing, absence and lossthrough life. Yet my friend,A friend I was,A friend I am,for once you said,“Happiness depends on having friends …… as wonderful as you!”A man lives in moments,I have […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Eternity is Lost As teenage dreamersEyes nurtured few golden dreamsBefriended and taken away at easeSo I urge you to return our dreams. As teenage companionsHearts shared few tender momentsSome of them still lying with youSo I urge you to return our moments. As teenage playersWe played some hide-and-seekIn the game, heartbeats were lostSo I urge you to return […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Eternity The daysand yearsof our lifeare passingawayslowlybut certainly… Let’s tryto make use ofthese momentsto evolve intoa better soultill eternityprogressively. 37,977 total views, 14 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Escape In a whirlwind detourAs I traverse through placesSomewhere deep in Shimla hillsOn the serpentine roadsAmong the alpine forestsOf the magnificent DeodarsAnd the apple and cherry grovesWith my mortal body thereBut mind and heart elsewhereI find I can’t escapeYour poignant memories and thoughts. As I venture aloneIn ravines of steep hillsOn the banks of mighty SatlujWalking […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – II Survival in Murky Waters In the first part of this two-part essay, the author had dealt with the civilizational history of Jews, evolution of the state of Israel in the modern age after the 2nd World War, current geography & demography and consequent challenges, conflicts and attrition wars since creation Israel in 1948, how focus […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Crooked Mirror He wraps in garments loud, wherein conceit is finely sewnA strident voice demands to heed a wisdom seldom shownWith finger raised, he crowns self as warden of virtue’s gateYet every step betrays the path he bids the world appreciate. His utterances ignite fires while quiet hearts solicited peaceHe scatters discord in the air until faith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Vexatious Soul He wraps himself in borrowed wisdomYet leaves no virtue in his frameHis raucous voice proclaims what’s rightWhile shunning truth in broad daylight. He breeds dissent where peace should growLets pride and loudness steal the showHis conduct often mocks words he speaksThe strongest mask hides the weakest cheeks. Do not descend to his made-up disguiseNor answer […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sentinelese – the Islanders ​Before the bronze was cast, ever since the stone ageBefore the great empires rose from the history’s wakeA unique ethnic-group arose amidst the oceanic sprayAn island pocket holding fast the dawn of human day. ​No seed is sown in grooved clay, no cattle ever turn soilPeople gather what the wild grants without manual toilThey listen […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Unbroken Shore ​A boundary drawn in salt and ancient woodIsland in Bay of Bengal where time just stoodThey dive for fish where shallow coral gleamsAnd weave their world from incessant dreams. ​On day arrives a modern boat across the blueBearing an alien faith that islanders never knewAn evangelist steps down onto the sand shoreBelieving he could bridge […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 7, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – II Survival in Murky Waters In the first part of this two-part essay, the author had dealt with the civilizational history of Jews, evolution of the state of Israel in the modern age after the 2nd World War, current geography & demography and consequent challenges, conflicts and attrition wars since creation Israel in 1948, how focus […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Crooked Mirror He wraps in garments loud, wherein conceit is finely sewnA strident voice demands to heed a wisdom seldom shownWith finger raised, he crowns self as warden of virtue’s gateYet every step betrays the path he bids the world appreciate. His utterances ignite fires while quiet hearts solicited peaceHe scatters discord in the air until faith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Vexatious Soul He wraps himself in borrowed wisdomYet leaves no virtue in his frameHis raucous voice proclaims what’s rightWhile shunning truth in broad daylight. He breeds dissent where peace should growLets pride and loudness steal the showHis conduct often mocks words he speaksThe strongest mask hides the weakest cheeks. Do not descend to his made-up disguiseNor answer […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 8, 2026July 8, 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