Poem Deepawali Deepawali, the Festival of LightsCarries same significance to HindusAs Christmas among the ChristiansOr Eid al-Fitr for Muslims worldwideHindus make preparations for weeksTo clean homes and buy new clothesLight houses with diyas and kandilsDraw kolams or rangolis at entranceExchange greetings, gifts and sweets…The spirit or essence remainingTamso Maa Jyotir Gamaya, meansTake me from darkness to light. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2021November 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dreams Vs Truth Dreams are unrealBut the truth is eternalLike two parallel lineTwo in reality never meet We prefer to look optimistAnd love to live in hopeThat sooner or later perhapsOur dreams may come true But this hope is like mirageAkin to horizon at a distanceWhere earth and sky appearto meetBut they actually never meet. 40,868 total views, 26 views […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2021November 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ephemeral The days and yearsOf our ephemeral lifeAre passing awaySlowly in a time span So we shall tryTo make ourselves betterIn every momentTill we die. 41,422 total views, 32 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Reflections Editor’s Choice Those days ofRomantic grandeurFun and laughterFolly and frenzyHope and despairAnd midst of all thisEver growing affectionAmity and sublime loveIn two teenage hearts… Ruthless blow of time!Where have goneall mesmerizing days?It has been a lifespanDecades have passedBut he still pines for herIn a frail and fragile heartThe sweet and sour talksMemories and momentsWith what […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2021December 16, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Heist I am in love withThe bright sunshinesublime moonlightand star studded sky on the cool nightsso benign and serene… I am in love withThe wild and wildernessluxuriant and deep forestsmountains and moorlandsmighty rivers and infinite oceansand all phenomenon of unseen… But I still love mostOne who committed heistby stealing my youthful heartand my teenage dreamsin broad daylight, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 28, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem True Friend A wise man said: You are truly blessedIf you have even oneTrue friend in your lifeLike a mirror and shadowFor the mirror never tells a lieAnd shadow never leaves alone. 40,966 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Learning A man of debonair outlookSo sober and soft spokenMaintaining his usual graceHe says with a cool composure Look, I am a learner for lifeAnd welcome everyone homeNo point in blaming people Everyone carries a lesson and note Good people bless you with joyWicked ones deliver an experienceThe worst one carries a lessonThe best leaves a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Greatness Blues Editor’s Favourite Trees don’t surviveUp on the high mountain,Neither plants grow up thereNor a blade of grass takes root. It’s only snow all over thereWhite like the sheet of shroudAnd as cold as the death itself.So playful and cackling riverFor this inevitable nemesisSilently cries on her fate. A height whose mere touchTurns flowing water to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2021December 25, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem चाँद चाँद तनहा हैचाँद उदास हैपर क्या पता शायद यह बस मेरा भ्रम मात्र होचाँद का क्या कहनावह तो बस हर रोजमहीने के तीस दिन नये रंग बदलता है फिर भी…इतनी इच्छा बाकी हैउसकी चांदनी सर्वत्र होचमक कभी कम न होचाँद बस भरा पूरा रहेचाँद बस खिला खिला रहेवह कभी उदास न होवह कभी तनहा न हो Image […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2021November 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem One Snap Shot Editor’s Choice One blank slot in this albumStill smiles at me in solitude.Reminding that lifetime momentAnd innocent yet inane response. May I have the liberty of takingJust one snap shot of yours…?Well, what will you doWith my solo snap shot…? It was not the end of lifeThat then took a zigzag path You remained the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 1, 2021April 15, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
वरिष्ठ नागरिक साठ के बाद स्वस्थ और सेहतमंद कैसे रहें? साठ वर्ष की आयु के बाद जीवन के परिदृश्य को समझने के लिए केवल डरावनी सुर्खियों से आगे देखना आवश्यक है और बुढ़ापे को उसके वास्तविक रूप में पहचानना होगा—यानी जैविक, रूपात्मक और शारीरिक विकास की एक स्वाभाविक और निरंतर प्रक्रिया के रूप में। जैसे-जैसे मानव शरीर और मन परिपक्व होते हैं, मस्कुलोस्केलेटल (हड्डियों और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Emerald Swindler We call this creature the emerald swindlerWho robs the alga of its vital green colourA gentle leaf-like drifter in the tidal scene Unfurling its back to catch the sun’s sheen. It splits the cell, yet holds the green heartForgoing its food intake for a higher partBy indulging in kleptoplasty, an amazing artIt merges with plants […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha: An Eternal Flame Editor’s Pick So pure, so delicate in ivory whiteIts bloom shuns splendour of the lightSecretly in its core, away from all sightLies love burning through endless night. No splendid display, not a word to sayYet subtle fragrance travels far awayLike the love that asks for nothing moreYet it endures where it bloomed before. Each tender […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
वरिष्ठ नागरिक साठ के बाद स्वस्थ और सेहतमंद कैसे रहें? साठ वर्ष की आयु के बाद जीवन के परिदृश्य को समझने के लिए केवल डरावनी सुर्खियों से आगे देखना आवश्यक है और बुढ़ापे को उसके वास्तविक रूप में पहचानना होगा—यानी जैविक, रूपात्मक और शारीरिक विकास की एक स्वाभाविक और निरंतर प्रक्रिया के रूप में। जैसे-जैसे मानव शरीर और मन परिपक्व होते हैं, मस्कुलोस्केलेटल (हड्डियों और […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Beat the Blues: Wellness Strategies After Sixty Understanding the landscape of life after 60 years requires looking beyond alarmist headlines and recognizing aging for what it truly is i.e., a natural and continuous process of organic, morphological and physiological evolution. As the human body and mind mature, natural shifts occur across the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic systems and state of mind—ranging from altered […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 25, 2026October 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Scaly-Foot Snail Deep within the ocean where reigns endless darkThe scaly-foot snail braves thermal currents’ sparkWhere sulphur plumes and caustic vapours riseThese iron-armoured crawlers survive and thrive. No common fragile shell protects its crawling formInstead, a metallic fort is built against the stormBorn out of iron sulphides, forged in deep-sea firesWhere the ocean’s crushing weight in vain […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2026October 23, 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