Poem Change of Seasons This year winter was too harshWith everywhere snow and frostLife was standstill in many partsBut it’s over and gone at last. Wind a bit chill but Sun is warmNow with the Spring’s arrivalAll country folks are in smileDormant trees have begun to budLeaves unfurling, flowers in bloomBees are to buzz and birds to sing. Whether […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Chameleon Chameleon –An innocent reptileChanges its coloursFor social signaling, andCamouflages with surroundingsAs a survival instinctAnd protection from enemies… The ingenious humansGive a negative shadeTo this natural instinctDrawing out a simile forCovert and deceitful overturesOf man in furtherance ofTheir selfish interests! 34,407 total views, 10 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Celebrating Freedom On the eve of IndependenceLet us remember our heroesWho gave up their livesIn the struggle for freedom. Of course our nation is freeBut we are yet to become freeFrom evils of poverty, illiteracyFavouritism and corruption. So while celebrating our freedomLet’s also do some introspectionTo make our humble contributionEradicating these evils from nation. 34,669 total views, 8 views […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Treasure Trove She is no more among us. It is almost twenty years now that she left for her heavenly abode at the ripe age of about ninety-six. With my own advancing age and considerable worldly knowledge and experience, I am yet to come across with a woman around of her nature, acumen, temperament and mental strength. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Without Her It was in the month of February with the receding winter. The lawn party hosted at his bungalow was at its zenith with the guests in convenient groups cozying with the tasteful snacks and drinks. Vanita was playing a perfect host as usual and her friends were adding colours with their fun and laughter. Among […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Welcome Home Warm and pleasant sunshine of late December carried no bliss or hope to old Katherine’s’ tired eyes. In the compound of this old age home, sitting on a bench under the Neem tree, she was lost in her thoughts of distant past when David was still alive and together they were considered to be the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Fragile Beauty While returning back from her funeral, I felt very sad and grief stricken. She was not only my school teacher but also an excellent human being that I knew in decades. I wondered if the death is ultimate reality in this universe then why people do so much clamoring about life all the time. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Atonement Shalini and Ritu had accompanied me to the railway station. Whenever I go on long official tour, they have been coming for years without exception to see me off. An old fashion guy, I prefer the train journey vice airways for obvious reasons of experiencing natural, ethnic and cultural variety of this magnificent land. I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article An Unfinished Story I know him as my best friend since childhood. We were born and brought up in the same town. Our parents were family friends, our houses had a common boundary wall and, in short, we were like a family. As toddlers we had grown up and played together, went in the same kindergarten and had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Castaway Years agoHis ship wrecked,CastawayIn his solitudeIn a constant struggleWith the lonelinessHe is still engagedWith the wreckage… Mending itRepairing itFabricating itTo a credibleNavigable deviceWith a hope to reachThe mainlandSomeday…! NeverthelessTo be,Or not to be,Remains the dilemma…If onlyHis loved oneStill longs forand accepts…The unbridgeable gapOf time, space and age! (‘To be, or not to be’ is one […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 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
Pelican By the quiet lake side and sea shoresWhere the saline and silver waters gleam,The pelican drifts through a waking dream—What a sculpted grace yet bold in flightFrom tropics to the temperate zoneA highly nomadic and migratory speciesWith powerful wings, they map skiesTo rise above where the horizon lies. With a long beak, large throat pouchA […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Jasmine In hues of ivory and the purest whiteTiny stars twinkle through the nightSome wear a blush of pale primroseEvergreen vines their blooms enclose. The velvety fragrance that fills the airNot even costly perfume can compareAn intoxicating blend of musk & sweetThat makes the ground’s soul complete. Many women weave them around hairEven adorn bridal hair […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 2, 2026April 2, 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
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