Poem Scrapbook Editor’s Choice In the recent pastIn a visit to the home townNostalgic about the reminiscent pastI unearthed a hidden treasureThe Scrapbook of an innocent boyAn idealist & emotional teenage dreamerThe book a sole witness, andAn old repository of his adolescent past. Some forgotten memoriesAnd some unmaterialized dreamsReminders of the yesteryears’ eventsAs if it all happened […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020March 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Say Sorry Learn to say a sincere sorryWhenever you hurt someoneIntentionally or inadvertentlyBy your words or deeds. Misunderstanding is dissipatedDifficult situations resolvedGrave mistakes instantly dilutedAnimosity and rancour dissolved. A heartfelt apology playsTwo-way wonders indeedYou get out of your guiltAnd the victim is appeased. 29,953 total views, 14 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sandhya Geet Another beautiful evening is to close byMighty Sun has gone down to the horizonTwinkling stars are appearing in the skyYet with no sign of yours getting homeI am still longing for a glimpse of you. With onset of Autumn, climate is changingThe air is slowly getting cold and moistDeciduous leaves and flowers are witheringYet with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020March 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Saga of Love You are radiant moonshineAn icon of hue and semblanceFragrance of Rajnigandha nightsEthereal, everlasting and sublime… Your aura is angelic and benignRefreshing as winter sunshineSo cool as morning breezeAn epitome of love and poise…. The saga started ever sinceEyes caught your glimpse firstAdmired and adored you everO’ my companion, my love! 30,507 total views, 22 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sacrificial Goats People sacrifice poor goatsTo seek divine interventionIn a hope to ward offA bad omen or ill fate. It’s an act of savageryUnder the false notion –Sacrifice of an innocent soulCan head off another… When will our people awakeTo make a common sacrificeOf the real sacrificial goats –Chronic scams, corruption and favoritism? 30,209 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem S.O.P. We are amazing peopleNever in a hurry to do thingsWith a wonderful sense of timeWe seldom stick or wait for timeInstead it is the timeWhich waits for us. So this national carrier tooHas not been an exceptionTill a few years backIt monopolized the Indian skiesSeldom sticking to scheduleBut crew always so politeThey will never forget […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rustic Innocence and simplicity —With his rustic charmA countryside boy walks. 30,404 total views, 23 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Roses As early picks during lifeWhile still a young teenagerFrom my ancestral rose gardenTwo beautiful roses I pickedThat remained ever undeliveredOne was yellow and the other redOne was for my best ever friendThe other for someone I truly lovedDestiny had different design, however. Ever since a lifetime has passedWhenever I open my scrapbookTo peek into my […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rose Day Gone are the days…When I nurtured a dreamSome day to present youBest ever red roses in bloom. One fine day realization cameA friend and happiness are the sameEver since all these yearsI have only been raisingYellow roses in my gardenFor your sake in all seasonsOnly to pick a rose dailyTo your health and happinessSo also […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Road Rage In a yet another road rage in cityA minor trifle turns into a brawlTwo vehicles get brushed asideIncident fumes occupants insideA person gets attacked with a batAnd he dies instantly on the spot. Such recurring incidents raise doubtsWhether attackers are humans or fiendsThe victim was maintaining a cabThe only source of his livelihoodAnd he had […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
प्रायश्चित जब भी मैं खोलता हूँपुरानी यादों की किताब,प्रस्तावना में लिखा होता हैउस एक दिन, उसके बाद भीजीवन के एक दौर मेंमैंने आपके दिल और दिमागको गहरी चोट पहुँचाईआपको रोने पर मजबूर कियाऔर लंबे समय तक दुखी रखा… और उसके बाद केकितने ही अध्याय गायब हैं,कितने ही पन्ने फट गए हैं,लेकिन उपसंहार में बसमेरी एक ही […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
खास अंतर Editor’s Pick सूर्यास्त का समय एक सुनसान समुद्र तट –वह आश्चर्य से देख रहा थास्थानीय निवासी झुककर कुछ उठाताऔर फिर दूर पानी में फेंक देता थावह इसी काम की पुनरावृत्ति में लगा था। उसने जिज्ञासावश पूछा – आप क्या कर रहे हैं?स्थानीय निवासी ने जवाब दिया – भाटा हैतारामछलियाँ तट पर आ गई हैंमैं उन्हें वापस […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
बहीखाता मैं अक्सर सोचता रहता हूँक्या तुम भी कभी याद करते होहम कभी-कहीं मिले थे एक बारकुछ साझे पल और स्थान साक्षी हैं। तुम खुद तो आगे बढ़ गए थेपर कुछ स्मृतिचिह्न पीछे छोड़ गएवे अधूरे सपने और अधूरी इच्छाएँमैंने जीवन भर एक अंधे की तरह उनका पीछा किया। जीवन के इस बहीखाते मेंमेरे हिस्से में […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Visit to Alma Mater for Alumni Meet 2025 Revisiting the past always carries a mixed baggage and emotions for the most people and I do not wish to claim being a different person. As an alma mater of the University of Lucknow, India, I carry umpteen moments and sweet and sour memories of joy and sorrow during those formative years. I had joined […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 30, 2025December 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Transcending Love Editor’s Pick Resounding echoes of the absenceMuffled whispers of the memoriesLifeless beats of the hollowed heartAre aide-memoire of one’s dire loss Throbbing agony of an aching soulMelancholy of an ever longing heartPining sensation of a nostalgic waitLive eternal legacy of one’s yearning An intense and timeless aching voidAn unbearable, gnawing emptinessA lonesome heart’s imposing strainMirror […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
प्रायश्चित जब भी मैं खोलता हूँपुरानी यादों की किताब,प्रस्तावना में लिखा होता हैउस एक दिन, उसके बाद भीजीवन के एक दौर मेंमैंने आपके दिल और दिमागको गहरी चोट पहुँचाईआपको रोने पर मजबूर कियाऔर लंबे समय तक दुखी रखा… और उसके बाद केकितने ही अध्याय गायब हैं,कितने ही पन्ने फट गए हैं,लेकिन उपसंहार में बसमेरी एक ही […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
खास अंतर Editor’s Pick सूर्यास्त का समय एक सुनसान समुद्र तट –वह आश्चर्य से देख रहा थास्थानीय निवासी झुककर कुछ उठाताऔर फिर दूर पानी में फेंक देता थावह इसी काम की पुनरावृत्ति में लगा था। उसने जिज्ञासावश पूछा – आप क्या कर रहे हैं?स्थानीय निवासी ने जवाब दिया – भाटा हैतारामछलियाँ तट पर आ गई हैंमैं उन्हें वापस […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
बहीखाता मैं अक्सर सोचता रहता हूँक्या तुम भी कभी याद करते होहम कभी-कहीं मिले थे एक बारकुछ साझे पल और स्थान साक्षी हैं। तुम खुद तो आगे बढ़ गए थेपर कुछ स्मृतिचिह्न पीछे छोड़ गएवे अधूरे सपने और अधूरी इच्छाएँमैंने जीवन भर एक अंधे की तरह उनका पीछा किया। जीवन के इस बहीखाते मेंमेरे हिस्से में […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 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, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked