Poem Symphony of Symbiosis Born when the deep Earth was still youngWhile the human race was nowhere roamingLichens conquered even the barest stoneIn an ancient symbiotic life, they stood alone. The architecture base provided by a fungusAnd an alga or bacterium for photosynthesisWhile fungus provided shelter and moistureAlga captured sunlight for food manufacture. Be it frozen poles or hot […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem You Like or Love! To like someonegives a feel like cozyingunder the shade ofA Bodhi or Sandalwood treeor beneath a salubrious spring sky –in tranquillity and solace;words arrive effortlessly,laughter travels without restraint,and silence seldom feels heavy.Two hearts walk in tandemwithout wavering or fear of footprints.Affection wears a simple face:a smile remembered,a message well taken,a warmth that asks for littleand […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Atlantic Salmo Salar A silver flash born in gravel bedsWhere mountainous fresh waters glimmerSpindle-shaped body with bronze parr marksFor speed and camouflage from predatorsInhabitant of cold North Atlantic streamsAs domicile where the young life dreams. In and around Greenland coastal currentsA critical foraging ground of these fishesMapping hundreds of miles from riversThey feed, they grow pretty long and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Silverine of Sargasso In weed-tangled Sargasso Sea, it sees dawn of lifeBorn in alkaline, away from the land and strifeTiny leptocephalus drifts on the current of tideAcross the far and wide ocean, fish hitch a ride. With the pulse of tide, under moon’s eye paleIt rises to the river’s mouth to turn in Glass EelIn fresh green water, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Untold Truth Long years are a chasm, an unbridgeable gapYet those small, fragile tidbits refuse to stopThey rise in my loneliness, they flicker and playLeaving the heart perplexed in restless disarray. The fragile links that we forged in youthful heartThose soft, tangled threads that remind our pastIn a phantom touch, the untold truth whispersAnd takes away […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Emerald Animalcule It’s a primal spark from life’s early dawnWhere plant and animal lines are drawnNeither a beast nor a bloom, it lives betweenWith the emerald light and predator’s keen. In stagnant waters where sunlight gleamsIt dives through the dark and murky streamsWith emerald guts and a lashing tailA ruby-red eyespot guides it past the veil. A […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Lungfish: Survival Instinct A primordial relic, lungs and gills combinedThe gills of ancestors, often dormant and stillYield to the lung with a desperate willThe Lungfish survives in water and land of a kindIt presents the bridge that the ages have crossedA “connecting link” in the universal nature’s trailWith primitive skeletal fins, lungs and heartThe fish presents a lineage […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amorphous Goblin Unicellular entity within the domainA kingdom where no walls are knownNeither bone nor shell or muscleAlso without a definite structural frameA shape-shifting invisible goblin aboundRather infinite forms can be foundIn fact, a sovereign that knows no bound, It’s akin to amorphous gel, a fluid fireNo muscles are there for the silent strideBut only the pressure […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sentinels of Frozen South Underneath a sky of silver and shifting bluePenguins stand as icons of the absolute iceSurvive on a land where nothing growsAs there is nothing but snow that seldom meltsThey glide through the crystals of frozen whiteWith their rhythmic sway and dance with pride. The wizards of a flightless dance of persistenceWith feathers locked like armour […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Monarch of Gir In vast Gir forests, the golden monarch reignsWith flowing mane and strength in his veinsWhere Teaks stand tall, the shadows stretch thinHe is the golden warrior of the parched ravine. A sturdy chest and claws like the sharpened steelHe hunts with an elegance and strike of silent zealAnd walks in jungle with a velvet, impressive […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 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
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