Poem Concrete Jungle The metro city I live in is a concrete jungleSkyscrapers and huge buildings are its treesConcrete flyovers, blacktop roads are pathwaysRevving trucks and cars with the whirring sirensAre omnipresent carnivores – tigers and hyenasAnd bikers and barefoot as deers and antelopes. The concrete jungle lives and flourishesEverything else is turning dirty and darkNo more green […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Compulsion Like a poor strayAnd forlorn soaring birdWithout navigational instinctOr a resting placeIn the high seasTakes a recourse toThe sailing ship.It flies away to a distanceIn search of better avenuesOr the main landYet finding noneUnder compulsionComes back on the deckOf the good old shipThe only supportLest it too may be lost. I am no good than the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Companion Long wintry nights –Subtle and sublime RajnigandhaMy companion in solitude 30,511 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Colours Editor’s choice When you were around in lifePink and blue were my favouriteThen you had far away goneColours in life did not remainWhat was still left behindIt’s all only black and white. May you live in everlasting blissI have accepted loss with graceIn this long journey without coloursHoli too has neither flair nor flavourYou look […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020April 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Collateral Damage Every time the saint would pick himHe was stung hard by the scorpionDespite an insurmountable painThe former would make a fresh bidFor rescuing the latter once againIn the river from getting drowned. Having watched this for some timeA curious onlooker asked the saintWhy he was trying so hard to saveSuch an evil and ungrateful verminGiving […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Cocoon If I am not on FacebookYou should not surmiseThat I am a loner alrightWith no need of friends in life. If I am not on LinkedInYou should not surmiseThat I lack professionalismFor opportunities or ideas in life. If I am not on TwitterYou should not surmiseThat I have nothing to tweetOn global topical issues in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Clever or Wise Till sometime beforeI was probably cleverSo I wished people to changeTo my worldview and vibe… Now I am wise for sureWith my world view clearSo instead of changing peopleI just wish myself to change. 30,019 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Circumstances Friends turn into enemiesEnemies turn into friendsWith change in circumstancesIt makes all the difference. A famous thinker said it onceWhen two persons are friendsWhen one of them misconductsLet the other be more patient. In the changed circumstancesOne may maintain his toleranceAnd when it becomes unbearableOne must withdraw to a distance. Like happiness and sadnessFriendship and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Child Labour In a contemporary popular movieA cheerful and chirpy child BishnuRuns to supply hot water on demandTo the inmates staying in the lodge. This reminds me of countless ‘Bishnus’With innocence of their childhood lostLargely employed in the informal sectorAs domestic help, in factories and farms. I wonder if children or their guardiansHave knowledge or any clue […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Chemistry The couple have a fine chemistrySo wonderful so also apt and wittyHe always does what she desiresShe always does what she desires. 32,875 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020February 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय और हालात समय और हालात, इंसान कोक्या से क्या बना देते हैंऔर कहाँ से कहाँ पहुँचा देते हैं! किसी का घोर पतन होता हैफिर वह इंसान से इंसानियत केनिम्नतम स्तर तक पहुँच सकता है… तो किसी को यही कारकऊर्ध्वगामी दिशा दे जाते हैं,जीवन में शिखर तक ले जाते हैं। एक स्वार्थ और प्रतिशोध वशराक्षसी प्रवृत्ति का शिकार […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Time & Circumstance Time and circumstancesStir up and transform a manSo often in two contrary extremes For one, it causes a downfall –Thus far off from being humaneTo the lowest levels of humanity While it elevates the otherTo the greater heights in lifetimeEnabling him to attain pinnacle of life In the first case, same personDriven by selfishness and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पीला गुलाब बाग में हजारों गुलाब खिले दिखाई देते हैंसफ़ेद, स्कारलेट, क्रिमसन और वर्मिलियनदेखने और गुजरने वालों की आँखों कोमानों सब कैंडीफ्लॉस ऑफर करते हैं। और फिर उसी बाग के एक कोने मेंएक अकेला पीला गुलाब भी खिलता हैअपनी बेहतरीन खुशबू बिखेरता हुआजैसे अनंत दोस्ती, प्यार और परवाह की। लाल गुलाब आकर्षित करते हैं भटकाते हैंदर्शकों की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
एकांत Editor’s Pick जीवन की सबसे दुखद घटना थीअपने प्यार और दोस्ती को खो देनालेकिन जैसे जैसे समय बीतता गयाप्यार एक अमूर्त बनकर रह गयामैंने दोस्ती को भी फीका पड़ते देखाअब मैने अपने अंदर ही एक दोस्त पायामेरा अपना एकांत! सच है, मुझे अकेले रहना पसंद हैक्योंकि मुझे कभी ऐसा साथी नहीं मिलाजो मेरा इतना साथ […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 3, 2025December 3, 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
समय और हालात समय और हालात, इंसान कोक्या से क्या बना देते हैंऔर कहाँ से कहाँ पहुँचा देते हैं! किसी का घोर पतन होता हैफिर वह इंसान से इंसानियत केनिम्नतम स्तर तक पहुँच सकता है… तो किसी को यही कारकऊर्ध्वगामी दिशा दे जाते हैं,जीवन में शिखर तक ले जाते हैं। एक स्वार्थ और प्रतिशोध वशराक्षसी प्रवृत्ति का शिकार […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Time & Circumstance Time and circumstancesStir up and transform a manSo often in two contrary extremes For one, it causes a downfall –Thus far off from being humaneTo the lowest levels of humanity While it elevates the otherTo the greater heights in lifetimeEnabling him to attain pinnacle of life In the first case, same personDriven by selfishness and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पीला गुलाब बाग में हजारों गुलाब खिले दिखाई देते हैंसफ़ेद, स्कारलेट, क्रिमसन और वर्मिलियनदेखने और गुजरने वालों की आँखों कोमानों सब कैंडीफ्लॉस ऑफर करते हैं। और फिर उसी बाग के एक कोने मेंएक अकेला पीला गुलाब भी खिलता हैअपनी बेहतरीन खुशबू बिखेरता हुआजैसे अनंत दोस्ती, प्यार और परवाह की। लाल गुलाब आकर्षित करते हैं भटकाते हैंदर्शकों की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 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