Poem Artisan In one of those hectic toursI met this artisanAt only thirty fiveHe looked nearly beatenWrinkled face, sunken cheeksAnd wispy frameHailing from a communityNot only marginalizedBut also stigmatizedIn a far flung countryside. But glow on his faceHis expression and toneRings confidentDevoid of that lamentHis clansmen in vicinity haveHe works daily for long hoursWith a grit and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Apartheid We crib and complainAnd raise our voiceIn the international forumsAgainst treatment of humansFor political freedomAnd social justiceBased on race or colourBlack and whiteYellow and brown. But when will we wake upAnd debate seriouslyWithin our own nationTo rise againstAnd fight apartheidBased on regionCast, creed and religionGender and wealthEmployment and education? 30,722 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Antithesis Beautiful and kind at heart,Complex in mind and thought;Though love may never witherYet would it ever prosper? 31,193 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Anomalous Position An observer he is…Every living thingIn its body and emotionsGrows older and weakerOnly to die or witherWith the passage of time.In this aging processMan is no exceptionThe external windows startShutting down one by oneAnd this gradual processOf detachment and declineFrom the worldly orderPrepares his body and soulFor the eternal rest in peaceIn due course of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem And God Created Man At the zenith of creativityWhen God created manOn this green, liveable planetHe had envisionedAll humans as one raceThe landmass as one territoryAnd had also envisagedHumanity as one faith But man became far more innovativeIn dividing and classifying racesBased on the colour of skinIn creating a caste systemOn the ancestry and birthIn creating nationalitiesOn the territorial […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Anatomy of Heart People store their dreams in eyesAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Eyes glow and blink with perceptionsOf the changing colors and emotionsBut the dreams often not come trueMay shatter and roll down with tears. People store their dreams in heartAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Vagaries of colors and emotions playAnd dreams may still not come trueYet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Innocent Curiosity On return from his classSunny, the little kid asked –Father, I’m a little curiousWhere do I really come from? Father always had in mindOne day he will have to answerThis question to his inquisitive sonSo he carefully explained… Full facts about the child birthRole of parents in the process. Finding his son utterly confusedIt was […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Eternal Song Your angelic aura and your fairy charmThey made me a prisoner of a time warpCountless days and nights have passedSince we parted from rendezvous last. Your so soft-spoken reassuring wordsRebound in my ears like a hymnal tuneThe sublime fragrance of your breathI feel in the surrounding vibrant airThe echo of your retreating footstepsI can still hear […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Eternal Friendship I couldn’t excel any testOf proving your best friend everBut I craved to be the oneFor you in life that really cares I may not have shownOutward caring for you everYet my heart longed foreverOnly for your happiness and welfare I never indulged in talkingWith many people about youBut I’m the one who yearnedEvery moment in life […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Ascetic Having lived without you in this lifeIn twilight of life, I wish to confideThree things have been very close to my heartWith them I wish another life, however short. I shall be born in the same country againMore than material, for metaphysical gainIt was the Golden Bird once upon a timeIt’s destined to resurrect, repeat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
मौन की गूंज Editor’s Pick एक चिरंतन मौन की गूंज सुनी है कभी?साँसें रुक जाती हैं, जीवन ठहर जाता हैएक शाश्वत, निर्विशेष प्रेम की महागाथानहीं, खुशी तो नहीं, गौरवपूर्ण अवश्य है। हाँ, जीवनवृत्त कोई असाधारण नहीं थाऐसा कुछ अद्भुत या अनूठा भी नहीं थापर कोई आम दुनियावी भी नहीं रहा थाजो भी था देखें तो प्रचुर था बहुमूल्य […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whisper of Silence Editor’s Pick Ever listened to a whisper of silence?With the breath paused, life standstillEpic narrative of a legendary romanceNo, it’s not gleeful, still it’s graceful. Life didn’t stay extraordinaryLife wasn’t any unique marvel evenBut it didn’t occur run-of-the-mill eitherWhatever came in balance was bountiful. It was within latitude during lifeBe it the dawn, midnoon or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
नववर्ष दिव्य आभा मानिंद है, यह सृष्टि का सुन्दर रूपयह दर्पण भी है, मानव की विवेकानुभूति अनूपघड़ी के बारह बजे, खुलते कितने ही पृष्ठ सफेदमानों क्षितिज पर हैं भविष्य की गाथा रचते छन्द. पुराना वर्ष थम गया, आधी रात के कोलाहल मेंनये का आगमन हुआ, प्रकाश की प्रथम पुंज मेंदिनों की एक कोमल डोर, बीते समय […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
New Year 2026 Here comes the spark, elegant creationThat represents wholly, man’s discretionA clock strikes 12, unfolds blank pagesNew vistas open to create future’s tales. A gentle tide of days shines on the yoreLeave behind what is not needed moreOld year recedes in a whisper mid nightNew one arrives with the sun’s first light. As the new dawn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Accursed Editor’s Pick A person stands tall, faceless and accursedAn accused and lost, unbound & unchainedWith the saga whispered, and truths untoldWill the shadows ever unclog or fate unfold! Innocent or guilty, the apex court to decideWhile one awaits on the crossroads of fateHis life remains suspended in endless greyWith truths and lies tangled, a solemn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2025January 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
मौन की गूंज Editor’s Pick एक चिरंतन मौन की गूंज सुनी है कभी?साँसें रुक जाती हैं, जीवन ठहर जाता हैएक शाश्वत, निर्विशेष प्रेम की महागाथानहीं, खुशी तो नहीं, गौरवपूर्ण अवश्य है। हाँ, जीवनवृत्त कोई असाधारण नहीं थाऐसा कुछ अद्भुत या अनूठा भी नहीं थापर कोई आम दुनियावी भी नहीं रहा थाजो भी था देखें तो प्रचुर था बहुमूल्य […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whisper of Silence Editor’s Pick Ever listened to a whisper of silence?With the breath paused, life standstillEpic narrative of a legendary romanceNo, it’s not gleeful, still it’s graceful. Life didn’t stay extraordinaryLife wasn’t any unique marvel evenBut it didn’t occur run-of-the-mill eitherWhatever came in balance was bountiful. It was within latitude during lifeBe it the dawn, midnoon or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
नववर्ष दिव्य आभा मानिंद है, यह सृष्टि का सुन्दर रूपयह दर्पण भी है, मानव की विवेकानुभूति अनूपघड़ी के बारह बजे, खुलते कितने ही पृष्ठ सफेदमानों क्षितिज पर हैं भविष्य की गाथा रचते छन्द. पुराना वर्ष थम गया, आधी रात के कोलाहल मेंनये का आगमन हुआ, प्रकाश की प्रथम पुंज मेंदिनों की एक कोमल डोर, बीते समय […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 2, 2026January 2, 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, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked