Poem Touch-me-not Even a gentle touch triggers instant joltAnd my swelling bases empty forthrightThe closing leaflets shield against the foeA shrewd defence within a silent show. Folks may call me timid, or call me shyFor I fold instantly when fingers draw nighMany would say that I fear the worldA logic why tender leaves in silence curled. It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sentinels of the Savanna The giraffe is a fascinating creature to seeOne of the most wondrous that ever could beWith seven neck bones just like you and meIt can lift head upto twenty feet high and free. Inside the chest, a massive heart is foundWhich might weigh full twenty-five poundThen it has special valves inside efficient brainTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ostrich: Myth and Might A feathered-friend unique in many waysOstrich finds freedom not in cloudsBut where the endless grasslands swayPossess only two toes and large eyesThe largest and heaviest living birdFlightless yet the fastest running biped. Neither it boasts an eagle’s soaring prideNor over canyon depths they ever glideInstead their powerful legs loudly proclaimThe dusty desert tracks as their […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Mandarin Duck Where sylvan boscage meets the placid streamThe floating palette wakes a morning dreamThe Mandarin drake is vivid and blazing brightIn shining copper, gold and regal iris dight. Its sail-bound plumes tilt like amber wingsA royal grace around the shadow ringsWith whiskered ruff of chestnut, bronze and greenHad draped their silks upon a solitary scene. High […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Pouch of Promise Kangaroo Speaks… I have powerful hind legs to leap and bound,Muscular tail props my weight on the groundMy body has a tawnish or greyish-brown shadeStanding as tall as a human, sturdily madeA deep belly pouch keeps my joey securedMy pointed ears stay ever keen to every sound. Nature endowed me a unique responsibilityTo dedicate self […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The King of Kaziranga Upon the ancient, sun-baked sacred landWhat a walking citadel makes its tread!A thick mantle of collagen and dermal foldGuarded by the giant limbs uphold. No bone or antler but pure, unyielding keratinA sculpted prow where primal ages still beginWith hooked-set lip for nimble leaf-bound gripIt shapes and charts the forest’s misty strip. Through the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Redwood Majesty They grow across a narrow strip of landAlong the North American west coastWhere cool ocean fog rolls over the sandGiving the moisture that they need the most. Growing with a huge trunk, straight and tallWith thick bark of cinnamon and rustSome stand as the tallest living trees of allTheir woven roots anchored in the dust. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Immortal Jellyfish Beneath the ocean’s rolling crestWhere water currents move and cycleA bell of glass and crimson chestResets its cells to turn back cycle. With stinging threads, drift & trailingIt hunts for food in shadows deepThrough sea dark it goes on sailingWhile other creatures fall asleep. When age or sorrow bows the frameAnd twilight whispers of the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Indomitable Tardigrade I, the water bear, don’t yield, everThough tiny, yet a timeless wonderAn occurrence on earth so rareA voyager clothed in invisible careI wield no sceptre, I seek no realmYet Nature blessed me lasting acclaim. In size, I am microscopic and stillAn algivorous by instinct and willEight sturdy limbs with delicate clawsA soft, rugged fortress […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 22, 2026July 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Monochrome He carried the tiny greyscale anchorFondly in his small wallet over yearsThe image of an auspicious charmerWhich mattered in life like a compass Over the dusty paths of daily strifeIt casted a glow that shaped his lifeWithout this compass in the darkThe blinding fog would dim his spark. But one fine morning, from his vestThe […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Jewel Caterpillar Upon the rain-drenched foliage of vivid greenA living jewel glimmers in full bright and stainIn the pellucid beads of amber, gold and redSmart and quiet crawler makes its forest bed. Caterpillar is not venomous in its glass designWhile clear gelatinous armour reflects its shineYet a false alarm to predatory birds passing byWhat a glowing beacon […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Co-Farer We couldn’t perambulate through life togetherNor could live our vivid dreams as a dreamer;Yet somehow, through the lasting days and yearsA part of me kept walking with you as co-farer. And whenever life, with its tempting waysTried to entice my feet towards errant ways;I found you standing midway with gazing eyesA restraint what you’d think […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXVI Misconception and Misunderstandings -II (A) Philosophy and Metaphysics (Contd…) (2) Hinduism lacks a single central core or historical unity This narrative is a typical way of Western ethos of describing Indian ancient history and culture. During the British colonial era, the rulers, Western historians and scholars purportedly depicted it a civilization with narrow vision largely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sleek Mariners Sleek and robust body, with shades of steel and greyA distinct and torpedo snout capable of making sprayA curved, falcate dorsal fin cuts sharp across the blueWith the belly in lighter tones of pale and whitish hue. Through the blowhole vent, it draws the sudden airThen dives beneath the waves without a single careWith its […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Native Splendour Editor’s Choice A single blossom holds its serene graceA flash of magenta amidst the emerald spaceThe stem gives strength, branch leads to lightAs peach flower blossoms, pure and brightIt breathes a native fragrance of its ownAnd reveals its splendour fully, and alone. We too unfold our distinct, unique graceRooted in journeys in our own true […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Jewel Caterpillar Upon the rain-drenched foliage of vivid greenA living jewel glimmers in full bright and stainIn the pellucid beads of amber, gold and redSmart and quiet crawler makes its forest bed. Caterpillar is not venomous in its glass designWhile clear gelatinous armour reflects its shineYet a false alarm to predatory birds passing byWhat a glowing beacon […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Co-Farer We couldn’t perambulate through life togetherNor could live our vivid dreams as a dreamer;Yet somehow, through the lasting days and yearsA part of me kept walking with you as co-farer. And whenever life, with its tempting waysTried to entice my feet towards errant ways;I found you standing midway with gazing eyesA restraint what you’d think […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXXVI Misconception and Misunderstandings -II (A) Philosophy and Metaphysics (Contd…) (2) Hinduism lacks a single central core or historical unity This narrative is a typical way of Western ethos of describing Indian ancient history and culture. During the British colonial era, the rulers, Western historians and scholars purportedly depicted it a civilization with narrow vision largely […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked