Poem अंधेरा जीवन में अंधेरा है अंधेरा घना हैपर अब अंधेरे से डर नहीं लगताकिशोरावस्था की आहट सेजीवन के अब अंतिम पड़ाव तकपहले भी अंधेरे से समागम हुआ थाकभी प्रकाश की चमक-दमकफिर लम्बे अंधकार का साम्राज्य एक नि:शेष जीवन बीता हैअंधेरों के बीच अंधेरे से जूझते हुएपर कभी हार नहीं मानी… हाँ क्षण भर के लिए थोड़ी निराशा और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Distancing By the nature and temperamentI was not reactionary even in pastYet events in life with kin & confrereFully changed the philosophy of life. Now when someone misconductsI usually avoid giving any reactionInstead of any conflict or discussionI just keep a distance from the person. I know nothing is gained by arguingMelodrama and histrionics of no […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem अनादर स्वभावत: प्रतिक्रियावादीतो मैं पहले भी बहुत कम थासमय और रिश्तों के अनुभवों नेतो जीवनदर्शन ही बदल डाला है अब जब कोई अनादर करता हैमैं प्रतिक्रिया देने से बचता हूँवाद-विवाद तो बिल्कुल ही नहींव्यक्ति से मात्र दूरी बना लेता हूँ बहस से कुछ हासिल नहीं होताअतिनाटकीयता सृजनात्मक नहींबिना दोष माफी मांगना हल नहींखुद को छोटा करने […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sharad Purnima The Sharad Purnima offers a bright full moonAn apt blend of cosmic science and devotionAccording to an immemorial Sanatana traditionThis night, moon rays carry a healing vibration… People keep Kheer (rice pudding) under moonThat turns into a divine elixir, a magical potionNow here, milk symbolizes serenity and purityWhile rice stands for the prosperity and fertility. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 6, 2025October 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Status Quo I wishfully yearnedAnd strived as well forThe true happiness in lifeHaving said that, but whatActually came to my share Was an enduring sorrowWith a heartache for life… As a consequence Instead of getting overly Vexed or overwroughtI learnt to live the status quoTelling my mind and heartOkay, that’s also welcome And just about right for me. 11,807 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2025October 16, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Politics Todate About the global order in the present agePolitics has become such a dirty gameAny thoughtful person of a good lineageAvoids interface with men of this genre. The resultant nemesis, the mankind suffersCommunist regimes with ruthless dictatorsAnd democratic ones with lacklustre rulersCountries rarely find a truly selfless leader. For the illustration’s sake… Look at the leader […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Barefoot Sans my childhood’s early yearsCan’t even recall now how and whenI stopped walking on earth barefootLest my feet would be soiled with dirt,This has been an aeon since…Until this realization came the other day. Even so, having experienced this nowI find it’s so connecting and calmingAt the same time, a divine sensory feelingEntailing a subtle […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 10, 2025September 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Debonaire During an official tour overseasOf a group of the civil servantsFrom different streams and cadres,Following group dynamics for daysA distinguished member of the teamMade the following observationsAbout his belongings & attributes: Be it a traveler’s luggage gearOr his formal and casual attireA persona with a graceful glitterSynergized with his suave demeanourOf an assured man with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 9, 2025November 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adjective Of late, a friend catechized me:Is there such a paucity of wordsThat you are generously usingAdjectives as title of poesies? I parried rather ungrudgingly:Look, I often use it consciouslyAs qualifiers could indeed beAn apt choice for a poem’s title… First of all, it can intrigue readersProvide an evocative and incisiveSummary of the rhyme’s theme…It’s centre […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Unquenchable The time goes by, orSome even say “time flies”Our present becomes pastThen what comes next is future… Unsatiable desiresMake people a lot to planWhile none has any inklingWhat is for them is in storeThe very next moment, orIn a longer prospect in future. In the deluge of timeEverything is left behindIn abstract, what remain is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 7, 2025October 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
California Sea Lion Along Pacific shore, it basks on rocks and sandFrom Canada to Mexico, by ocean and by landThere the eared explorer finds its wild domainA sleek-furred guardian of the cool, misty rain. With powerful flippers, it dives the frozen deepDark fur and smooth body cuts the ocean steepIts powerhouse frame is muscle-tuned to diveAs also a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Reconciliation Our dossier is sealed, the judgment is signedYou were ever unwavering, I faltered behindAdorned, I wore a crown of flawless mistakeIn return, a harsh winter I caused for your sake..To the eyes of beholder, the palace stands tallBut the shadow in the mirror remembers the fall. No jury could decree, a punishment for I choseIt’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lemur of Madagascar Upon Madagascar’s forests green and wideThe nimble lemur leaps from tree to treeAncient primates’ kin but charted a separate lineIn the family tree, the lemur’s eyes still shine Its bright round eyes adorn a gentle faceWith grasping hands it moves with elegant graceLong tail that balances every agile boundThrough the leafy canopies without a sound. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
California Sea Lion Along Pacific shore, it basks on rocks and sandFrom Canada to Mexico, by ocean and by landThere the eared explorer finds its wild domainA sleek-furred guardian of the cool, misty rain. With powerful flippers, it dives the frozen deepDark fur and smooth body cuts the ocean steepIts powerhouse frame is muscle-tuned to diveAs also a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 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