Poem Eve of New Year Here’s yet another eve of a New YearPrecursor to dawn of a new beginningEnthusiasts ready to join celebrationsWith the renewed passion and vigourFresh commitments and resolutions. For the sake of acquittances and kin Perforce I would join gala like othersYet with a heavy heart I wonderWhy on this cheery eve of 2025…? There is no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2024January 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Acceptance At the dawn of his life spanHe subscribed to “holding on” toA relation with the desirable soulWhom he truly loved and adoredReckoning it as vital need of hourFor a contented and blissful living… As this was not to happen everHe remained very upset and sadYearning for love, absence & losslFor so long during a spell […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Snippersnapper He is mean and insignificantYet pretentious as so cardinaland germane –A snippersnapper in true sense. 19,939 total views, 40 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Jeevan-Mukt As long as I have a wantI have a reason for livingFor satisfaction is death:Quote credited to GB Shaw. The day a man feels contentedHis body and soul are in peaceThe purpose of the life is metUndoubtedly, he is jeevan-mukt. Note: George Bernard Shaw is a big name as an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Canopy Editor’s Choice It’s an early wintry morningMighty Sun yet to shower grace…As I go for a walk in solitudeOn so well-lit an earthen pathwayUnder the canopy of lush green treesMy mind engaged in morning musings. If one looks at the naturePerhaps nothing is perfectYet everything appears so perfectMany trees straight, some twistedA few even bent […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quilt This has been an aeon ever sinceIn pursuit of a life blissful & serene. At the crack of dawn, as sun risesEscalating the lukewarm sunshineThe cozy warmth of the solar raysInspires him to take a firm resolve… Of letting the bygones be bygonesLay aside his past in time to comeTo secure mind and heart in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 12, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Journey to the South Block and Beyond Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon, was her greatest inspiration and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 25, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Hesitated Once Years ago, in the tender age of life,he stood before a door hesitant,and uncertain that might have openedto unleash happiness for a lifetime –An endless spring of joywith a lifetime painted in gold. But waited, and let the moment pass;the door closed; and opportunity lost.A numbing ache incurred lasting foreverthat he carried in silence for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 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