Poem Social activism Global social awakeningOver the recent decadesHas churned out organizationsAnd individual human rights activistsGamut extending to almostEvery sphere of the human activityTransforming human societyAs rights conscious. Instead I contemplate and wish forAn organization or individualEarnestly professing or engaged inThe human duties activismWhich could transform humansAs duties conscious. For a rights-conscious personLooks for the needs of his […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem So Grateful He looks aroundGenuinely concernedTo find many peopleBreaking downAnd devastatedIn their lives withTragedies and miseriesAnd consequent pain… Then he feelsSo grateful to GodFor having given himSo much of pain in lifeYet at the same timeBlessed with enduranceAgility and strengthTo live with the pain. Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem So difficult It’s so painful to loseOne who was ever mineWith care and kindnessWho nurtured my life… But far more difficult isTo lose someoneWho was never mineYet changed my entire life. 41,798 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Smog Smoggy evening –People struggleTo have a glimpse ofThe moon’s smile (I’m not very fond of shorter version of poetry but I’m tempted to write, experiencing the plight of Delhiites due to heavy smog and consequent prevailing pollution in Delhi and surrounding territories for days now. It’s so heavy and harsh that one cannot see even […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Smile A smile for a flash of secondsheld during the photo sessioncaptures a blissful image worthkeeping all time in remembrance. So imagine with a little effortwhat a cheerful gesture can do –Miracle by reviving persona and lifenot only for self but for many others. 42,065 total views, 18 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Skepticism People around himOften admire and valueHis attire and demeanourAnd ascribe his achievementsIn moral and material lifeTo his commitment and hard work. Climbing the ladder of successYet leading life of a lonerSkeptic and remorseful,He often wonders in solitudeWhether it’s really his genuineCommitment and hard work… Or if his first loveWhich remained last tooIs the one that […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sin and Sinner What is a sinAnd who is a sinner?The thought agitated their mindsEver since they joined ashramSo the disciples sought advice ofThe teacher & spiritual guru, the hermit. The hermit pondered for a whileThen decided to send both disciplesFor exposure to the material worldTo learn the truth through experience…Each one to his own erstwhile disciplesOne of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020June 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Silver Lining Over last six decadesEuphoria generates aroundThe Independence and Republic daysNational and patriotic flavoursFilms, rallies, debates and songsFascinating resolutionsAnd emotional appeals. Year after yearHeat and dust generatedDies down as fastAnd majority are back toOnce again the favouriteThemes and slogans of greed –Cast, creed, religion and regionFor personal, social and economicBenefits and needs. The only silver lining […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Silence For ignorant or unwiseSo long they are silentIt’s a bliss.You get a benefit of doubtFor silence is also consideredA symbol ofWisdom, knowledge and grace. For a wiseWhile in public,at home, party or workplaceIt’s a bliss.By maintaining a silenceYou overcome provocationThus can avoid triflesAs also ugly situations. We live in a societySo extrovertAnd out-worldly orientedHungry for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Shy Protagonists Some love storiesEndWithout beginningAnd memories keep on haunting… Some matrimonial alliancesBeginWithout endingAnd terribly keep on dragging… In either caseThe shy protagonist(s)Lack courage and resolveTo move on for a blissful living. 41,804 total views, 36 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 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