Poem New Year & Macrocosm Editor’s Choice I am in stupor gazing into the aeons‘New Year Day‘ comes once in a yearCarrying renewed hopes & aspirationsFor the better and a healthier tomorrow… Across the globe, most people indulge intoCelebrations in a joyful and exuberant wayTaking fresh commitments and resolutions:The planet is standstill for one whole day! Did anything really ever […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beholder Editor’s Choice Like a silent and vain onlookerHow much I can behold and endure! When I see one merrily gaslights othersDespite being well groomed & educatedInstead of utilizing his energies for goodHe gets kick out of manipulating psycheOf his usual friends and acquaintances –An unkind behavior, haughty and inane… How much I can behold and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2023December 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Blessed Many so often crib and complainI am such a deadhead and boreThat I do not socialize with themAnd prefer to be a loner in life… What they fail to fathom outIs that whenever I am ‘all alone’I am in blessed company of someWho are not visible to them! As a matter-of-factly, while aloneRather than feeling […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amiss Over a span, during all these yearsThe temporal business is as usualMusical notes remain all the sameFlowers ooze out same fragranceAnd so remains the riot of coloursDuring the spring and fall seasons… The easterly and westerly breezesCarry on to alternate the same wayThe dew drops in winter cling on toThe grass, twigs and leaves of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fireflies The demons of past houndHis tormented and forlorn life…A pining of cherished desiresA saga of tattered dreams. Then, in the wildernessOf his muddled mindHer thoughts & memoriesShimmer like fireflies! 22,930 total views, 25 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem आत्मशांति दूसरों को करने से पहले, ख़ुद अपने को नमन करो।उजड़े हिये को कर आबाद, ईश्वर का भजन करो।। कंकालों की लीक पूज कर, आत्मा का दमन न करो।यश नाम की चिंता से बच कर उससे बहिर्गमन करो।। गुलामी के स्वर्ण मुकुट से अच्छा है प्यार कफन करो।संघर्ष करने का साहस नहीं, तो खुद को दफ़न […] Written by Surata Ram December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Demise The very thought Of demise is so painful… Yet away fromIllusion & delusionThis is ultimateAnd immutable truthThat relieves oneFrom all miseries, painAnd sufferingsOf mundane lifeIn the material world. 21,896 total views, 18 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Weaverbird O My much-cherished weaverbirdYour honed up skills at weaving isExceptionally good and admirableWhat a flair, finesse and fine art…! You are the one, and a unique pieceWith your skill of the warp and weftNone can ever find any visible knotsIn your skillfully woven flawless nest. Once upon a time, in a spell in pastI tried […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Call Far away, in the ravineOn a fullmoon nightWalking down the valleyof steep slopes…Do you hear that agonizing echoWhen someone calls you by nameIn a downcast, moist voice? Far away, in the woodsUnder the moonlit canopyof tall, vibrant trees…Do you hear that air-rending cryWhen someone calls you by nameStanding below an old oak treeIn a loud […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 24, 2023February 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beauty My friend, it’s not my faultIf stupefied by your beauty –Elegant, ethereal and eternal,I remained mesmerized lifelong. It’s not mere admirationRather a genuine convictionThe flawless beauty you are…Attired in an exquisite pink & blueIf you ever appear on a sea shoreUnder the moonlit night…! Why only mortals,Devas and angels will blinkYour looks may stun even […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 18, 2023February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fascinating Living Fossil It belongs to a timeless questWithout losing its own identityAn ancient mariner and silent witnessTo the rise and fall of dinosaursIn true sense, it’s the Titan of DeepIn sapphire caves where the currents rest. A relic of old yet remarkably trueScales like armour of silver and blueDwellers of the “Twilight Zone” of oceanA hollow cord […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
निःशब्द प्रतिध्वनि न मुझे कोई आभास है, अब कोई सरोकार भी नहीं,ये शब्द तुम तक पहुँचें या खो जाएँ हवाओं में कहीं;सत्य एक शिलाखंड है – एकाकी, खुरदरा और निर्भ्रांत,जिस दिन तुम्हें खोया, मेरी दुनिया पर छा गई थी रात। लोग मुझे अक्सर कहते हैं, कि पाषाण सा अडिग हूँ मैंकिसे ज्ञात है, अपनी ही पीड़ा की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Voiceless Echo I have no inkling, nor much is left for me to careIf these words find your eyes or dissolve in the airThe stark truth is a monolith – sole, jagged and vastThe day that I lost you, the world’s shadow was cast. Now they call me strong, that I stand like a stoneFew know I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Symbiotic Grace On the white sand where the currents are warmA sessile titan is anchored away from the stormWhat a velvet mantle in turquoise and grey-goldA beguiling tale of solar light, a partnership hold. The giant clam has survived for millions of yearsWith mastery of disruptive colouration and ironiesIt’s no hunter of shadows and no seeker of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pamban 1976 Where the Pamban span kissed the blueTethering, island to the Mandapam seashoreThe inquisitive student knelt; age twenty yearsTo study what the deep oceanic abyss shares. The local fishermen in patterned clothesWatched the boy from the college booksPresenting a crescent guard of quiet prideTo help him unlock the secrets of the tide. It was neither phantom, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fascinating Living Fossil It belongs to a timeless questWithout losing its own identityAn ancient mariner and silent witnessTo the rise and fall of dinosaursIn true sense, it’s the Titan of DeepIn sapphire caves where the currents rest. A relic of old yet remarkably trueScales like armour of silver and blueDwellers of the “Twilight Zone” of oceanA hollow cord […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
निःशब्द प्रतिध्वनि न मुझे कोई आभास है, अब कोई सरोकार भी नहीं,ये शब्द तुम तक पहुँचें या खो जाएँ हवाओं में कहीं;सत्य एक शिलाखंड है – एकाकी, खुरदरा और निर्भ्रांत,जिस दिन तुम्हें खोया, मेरी दुनिया पर छा गई थी रात। लोग मुझे अक्सर कहते हैं, कि पाषाण सा अडिग हूँ मैंकिसे ज्ञात है, अपनी ही पीड़ा की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Voiceless Echo I have no inkling, nor much is left for me to careIf these words find your eyes or dissolve in the airThe stark truth is a monolith – sole, jagged and vastThe day that I lost you, the world’s shadow was cast. Now they call me strong, that I stand like a stoneFew know I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 30, 2026April 30, 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