Poem Companion Long wintry nights –Subtle and sublime RajnigandhaMy companion in solitude 34,947 total views, 39 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Colours Editor’s choice When you were around in lifePink and blue were my favouriteThen you had far away goneColours in life did not remainWhat was still left behindIt’s all only black and white. May you live in everlasting blissI have accepted loss with graceIn this long journey without coloursHoli too has neither flair nor flavourYou look […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020April 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Collateral Damage Every time the saint would pick himHe was stung hard by the scorpionDespite an insurmountable painThe former would make a fresh bidFor rescuing the latter once againIn the river from getting drowned. Having watched this for some timeA curious onlooker asked the saintWhy he was trying so hard to saveSuch an evil and ungrateful verminGiving […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Cocoon If I am not on FacebookYou should not surmiseThat I am a loner alrightWith no need of friends in life. If I am not on LinkedInYou should not surmiseThat I lack professionalismFor opportunities or ideas in life. If I am not on TwitterYou should not surmiseThat I have nothing to tweetOn global topical issues in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Clever or Wise Till sometime beforeI was probably cleverSo I wished people to changeTo my worldview and vibe… Now I am wise for sureWith my world view clearSo instead of changing peopleI just wish myself to change. 34,229 total views, 19 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Circumstances Friends turn into enemiesEnemies turn into friendsWith change in circumstancesIt makes all the difference. A famous thinker said it onceWhen two persons are friendsWhen one of them misconductsLet the other be more patient. In the changed circumstancesOne may maintain his toleranceAnd when it becomes unbearableOne must withdraw to a distance. Like happiness and sadnessFriendship and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Child Labour In a contemporary popular movieA cheerful and chirpy child BishnuRuns to supply hot water on demandTo the inmates staying in the lodge. This reminds me of countless ‘Bishnus’With innocence of their childhood lostLargely employed in the informal sectorAs domestic help, in factories and farms. I wonder if children or their guardiansHave knowledge or any clue […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Chemistry The couple have a fine chemistrySo wonderful so also apt and wittyHe always does what she desiresShe always does what she desires. 37,239 total views, 35 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020February 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Changeover Till about a generation backLove was timid and shyScared of social barricadesSeldom would have courageAnd stand firm in societyTo face acid tests. With the changing timesNow love is gettingBolder and strongerYouth are moving forwardTo stand united togetherTo scale and cross overThe age old often rottenBeliefs and boundaries ofCast, creed, religion and race. A good sign […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Caring WhetherIn a relationshipOr just friends… If you are –AngryAggrievedOr sadDue to someone… YouStill keep caringFor him or herWhenYou really loveThe person! 34,362 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Starfish Upon the sea shores where tides retreatI see five-armed stars with faint heartbeatIn true sense not a fish, but an echinodermSkin quite rough, yet body reasonably firm. It exists in hues of crimson, gold, and blueAnd creeps on tube feet, hidden from viewLike a keystone guard of the oceanic floorThey balance the reef and the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Flamingo Be it Africa’s salt pans or the Asian shoreFlamingos paint waters in a rose-hued loreNeck akin to a question, legs erect and tallThey stand like effigy at an aristocratic ball. With plumage dyed by the brine they keepFascinated humans find beauty in the deepLike vagabonds colonizing a promised landLike a blushing horde on the chromite […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajhans – A Serene Soul From the cold lakes in SiberiaTo Manasarovar in Himalayas they glideGracefully curved neck, eyes calm and wiseMirroring milky white silence under the skies. In lowland freshwater wetlandsTo slow-moving rivers and streamsRich in aquatic vegetationIn reed-woven lands, swans dwell and feedApt keepers of balance in water and weedLifelong guild of mates, a faithful artA duo floating […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ओछी प्रवृत्ति विस्तृत, गहन अरण्य, चित्तीदार शिकारी दबे पाँव चलते हैंजुड़ाव उनके रक्त से नहीं, लोभ की दमघोंटू गंध से बंधे हैंपीली आँखों में धधकती भूख, जबड़ों में छिपा विश्वासघातजंगल के स्वर्ण-हृदय सम्राट पर धोखे से घात लगाते हैं। अकेला एक लोलुप, वन सम्राट की चाल नहीं तोड़ सकतापर क्रूर, उन्मादी समूह से बच निकलने का भी […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 5, 2026April 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Attrition Tactics In the wide and deep woods, spotted hunters creepIn their unholy kinship, a covenant they never keepWith ravenous jaws and yellow eyes, in a jagged ringThey ambush golden spirit of the jungle’s rightful king. No lecherous single could break the monarch’s strideBut for a cruel and frenzy mass, there is no room to hideThey nip […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Starfish Upon the sea shores where tides retreatI see five-armed stars with faint heartbeatIn true sense not a fish, but an echinodermSkin quite rough, yet body reasonably firm. It exists in hues of crimson, gold, and blueAnd creeps on tube feet, hidden from viewLike a keystone guard of the oceanic floorThey balance the reef and the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Flamingo Be it Africa’s salt pans or the Asian shoreFlamingos paint waters in a rose-hued loreNeck akin to a question, legs erect and tallThey stand like effigy at an aristocratic ball. With plumage dyed by the brine they keepFascinated humans find beauty in the deepLike vagabonds colonizing a promised landLike a blushing horde on the chromite […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajhans – A Serene Soul From the cold lakes in SiberiaTo Manasarovar in Himalayas they glideGracefully curved neck, eyes calm and wiseMirroring milky white silence under the skies. In lowland freshwater wetlandsTo slow-moving rivers and streamsRich in aquatic vegetationIn reed-woven lands, swans dwell and feedApt keepers of balance in water and weedLifelong guild of mates, a faithful artA duo floating […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXV Pilgrimage-I Nearly all communities and religions in the world attach significance to places which have some connection with any worldly or supernatural act(s) or event(s) of the divine (God) or His messenger(s); the birth, enlightenment or death of founder and saints; sites of the spiritual calling or awakening; supposedly a dwelling or living place of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gulmohar Again In a life dull and forlornOwing to devastation and fearCaused by the alien coronavirusAs I venture out after weeksFrom my humble yet safe homeIn this rather isolated yet sheltered lane… Oh! It’s the month of May againThe time for Gulmohar to go greenAnd blooming full swing againIn the lane flanked by umpteenGulmohars forming a canopy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whose God is This Anyway? God (Brahman) is the highest... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2021March 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ज्यों-ज्यों बूड़ो श्याम रंग बसन्त विहार कालोनी की परंपरानुसार... Written by Gita Singh February 22, 2021September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked