Poem A Giant’s Chalice A decade’s patience, coiled in the soilBeneath the hot and humid jungle’s coilOnly then rises high a dark and fluted spireWrapped in a cloak of deep maroon and fireNo pleasant scent to call the golden beeBut the carrion scent of a corpse-like misery. Titan Arum, an amazing awe of the plant lifeThat garners energy for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Living Riddle With reptilian traits of laying leathery eggsA common aperture for breeding and faecesNo stomach, possesses venomous glandsYet Platypus is a mammal with a furry skinThat produces milk to foster newly bornHas electroreceptors for hunting and navigationWith eyes tightly shut in the riverbed’s siltIt hunts by the spark that the muscles have built. The bill of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Mending Bonds He is no longer afraid of the loneliness of roadsNor the hidden trauma that his silence breedsWhat rips his soul during midnight’s bitter stingThe feeling of a villain status in her altered sight. He walks through days with basalt in his chestA quiet volcanic ruin where old memories restOne who once eulogized friendship as a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Ocean Sovereign In coats of sapphire grey, a colossus of the deepMoves under water, as secrets of the ages sleep.None of the land-born souls can match its girthFor ages, it is the greatest pulse upon the earth. The blue whale swims the ocean whole day longWith a tail so wide and body so large and strongIt’s tongue […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Lavender Cascade The twisted vine that is centuries oldA story that some vintage garden toldWith woody coils and structured mightWisteria clusters bloom in violet lightA silent waterfall that never flowsBut softly sways as the breeze blows. The wild vine is tamed over the yearsOn a sturdy support, so it prospersIts strength is slow, a creeping powerUntil the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Ghost of Mountains At heights where the air is thin and coldThe Ghost of Mountains, brave and boldHimalayan frost is favourite of the canineAlso thrive through alpine and sub-alpine. With s coat of smoke and charcoal ringsWhile perched above where eagles wingWith paws like snowshoes, wide and deepIt’s capable of navigating the crags steep. It cannot roar but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sea’s Silent Dragon In southern waters, pretty cold and clearNear the Australian shores, it may appearOpen sea’s proficient yet a silent dancerIt gives illusion of afloat seaweed mariner. Among the seaweed and rockweed greenA tiny dragon population could be seenWith the golden exterior and purple linesLeafy sea-dragon hides inside ocean’s vines. It has no scales or claws to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem शुचिता का संताप सत्य की ईंटों से, उसने भव्य मंदिर था रचा,छल-कपट के वेग से, जो सर्वदा रक्षित बचा;लोग जिसकी निष्ठा को नमन करते हर घड़ी,पर स्वयं के ही भाग्य से, प्रबल जंग है छिड़ी। बंधा रहा जो व्यक्ति सदा सत्य की मर्यादा से,अपराधी सिद्ध हुआ, एक प्रियजन के दुराव से;तमाम नतमस्तक हैं, जिसके अडिग चरित्र पर,हारा वह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Integrity Crisis He built a temple, now very foundation rocksIn a life transparent where no shadow standsThe world shelters & shines in his steady lightWhile his own sun descends into a dark night. He remains a shield that even strangers trustYet see his own gold that turns to spectre rustNo lesion is deeper, no regret more profoundThan […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Permian Ancestor In the wild as well gardens of stoneA shadow remains from the ancient ageWith leaves like fans, of a delicate greenA witness to eras that people has not seenNo flowers to offer, no fragrance to shedIt stands on the soil where titans once tread. A flyover through the eons, a singular lineSo much gold in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 3, 2026May 3, 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
The Monolithic Water Tower The monolith relies on sheer mass and storageA mechanism whereby it will survive and thriveWhere dry earth cracks and rivers cease to flow,But the majestic Baobab permits no thirst to grow. Looks like a cylinder of grey and fibrous mightIt leisurely drinks fleeting rains and holds it tightThe trunk swells its massive body with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 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
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