Poem A flock of Pigeons Today, while snapping a flock of pigeonsRevived my childhood memory of a fableThat I read in Hindu classic Panchtantra…How a wise assembly of pigeons escapedFrom the machiavellian fowler’s dragnet! Ubiquitous through much of the planetFrom tropical forests to urban tower blocksPigeons are among the successful speciesWith fascinating and complex behavioursTo live as communal and gregarious […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Birthday Greetings Many friends who are born in the month of May,Are destined to have, everywhere a greater say. I hope for the hopeless, they are a glowing ray,They write their destiny, toiling all night and day. When sun is shining, they make the most of hay,While others are idling, awake for long they stay. That’s the […] Written by Surata Ram May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem राम महिमा चिर काल तक आप सबको पेश है मेरी हर शुभ प्रभात,बाइस जनवरी को भारत में, घटी बड़ी ऐतिहासिक बात।भावना मेरी परम सुखी हों सबके कुटुंब तात और मात,सीता जैसी भार्या हों आपकी, हों लक्षमण जैसे भ्रात।राम होकर भी राम को ढूंढते, क्यों हम दिन और रात,काम सा नहीं राम जग में, काम में बसती है […] Written by Surata Ram January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beauty My friend, it’s not my faultIf stupefied by your beauty –Elegant, ethereal and eternal,I remained mesmerized lifelong. It’s not mere admirationRather a genuine convictionThe flawless beauty you are…Attired in an exquisite pink & blueIf you ever appear on a sea shoreUnder the moonlit night…! Why only mortals,Devas and angels will blinkYour looks may stun even […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 18, 2023November 25, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night blooming plantNicknamed by some“The fragrance of night”I’m so emotionally attached,A valued antiquity in my life. She is pretty and cuteHer looks and demeanourOften appear so analogousTo my reminiscent teenage past.While in a cheerful moodI inquired of her onceWhat she meant by Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s a ‘paan masala’Of a famous […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020February 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Fireflies of Memories A bit tiny yet marvellousShimmering white paniclesOf the Rajnigandha blooms…Their candidly sweet fragranceReminds few golden momentsThen my heart over againTurns distraught and restlessYearning those bygone days… During a span of timeLife was so fragrant withThe divine Rajnigandha touchSome sweet Rajnigandha feelingsAnd adorable Rajnigandha momentsInstead more apt to say…Rajnigandha memories and dreams. Like the fireflies glow […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
शिशिर स्पंदन घर के बाहर लान कीहरी-भरी मखमली घास परचमकीली गुनगुनी धूप मेंपसंदीदा आरामकुर्सी परदोनों आँखें बंद, चंचल मनकिसी की मधुर यादों में खोयावह चिंतन में तल्लीन है… शिशिर ऋतु के मौसम मेंसाल के इस सबसे ठंडे दिनजीवन के इस पड़ाव परकाश इस नर्म गुनगुनी धूप सेइतर ये दिन और ज्यादासुखद, सेहतमंद एवं सुंदरललित और मनभावन होते..! […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ageless Friendship Editor’s Choice Now that the life is going downhillWe don’t know when it might endIn fact, every soul has to go in a spanWho knows when the curtain is drawnAfter all the temporal life’s so ephemeral.When the eternity remains so uncertainShould we not reunite for now againTo become friends we were in a yore! We […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 8, 2025January 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Charisma Was it an appeal of your persona and faceOr a charisma of the intensity of my loveMy eager and puzzled heart and mind areStill entangled like a labyrinth of cobweb? No matter how much I tried to forget youEach time I end up remembering you moreWalking with the shadow of pious musingsSee my friend, we […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
शिद्दत तुम्हारी सूरत और सीरत की कशिश थी,या फिर मेरी चाहत की शिद्दत का कमाल.एक व्यग्र हृदय एवं मन की उलझनों केचक्रव्यूह में उलझा मानों एक मकड़जाल. चाहे जितना तुमको भुलाने की कोशिश की,तुम हमेशा ही मुझको उतना ही याद आए.तुम्हारी यादों की परछाई संग चलते-चलते,देखो न आज हम कितनी दूर निकल आए. एक बेहद लम्बा […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Fireflies of Memories A bit tiny yet marvellousShimmering white paniclesOf the Rajnigandha blooms…Their candidly sweet fragranceReminds few golden momentsThen my heart over againTurns distraught and restlessYearning those bygone days… During a span of timeLife was so fragrant withThe divine Rajnigandha touchSome sweet Rajnigandha feelingsAnd adorable Rajnigandha momentsInstead more apt to say…Rajnigandha memories and dreams. Like the fireflies glow […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
शिशिर स्पंदन घर के बाहर लान कीहरी-भरी मखमली घास परचमकीली गुनगुनी धूप मेंपसंदीदा आरामकुर्सी परदोनों आँखें बंद, चंचल मनकिसी की मधुर यादों में खोयावह चिंतन में तल्लीन है… शिशिर ऋतु के मौसम मेंसाल के इस सबसे ठंडे दिनजीवन के इस पड़ाव परकाश इस नर्म गुनगुनी धूप सेइतर ये दिन और ज्यादासुखद, सेहतमंद एवं सुंदरललित और मनभावन होते..! […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ageless Friendship Editor’s Choice Now that the life is going downhillWe don’t know when it might endIn fact, every soul has to go in a spanWho knows when the curtain is drawnAfter all the temporal life’s so ephemeral.When the eternity remains so uncertainShould we not reunite for now againTo become friends we were in a yore! We […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 8, 2025January 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आस सूख चुके हैं प्रेमपात्र सब, मदिरा की गागर दे दो भूल चुका हूँ कौन कौन है, विस्मृति का आश्रय दे दो. ईश्वर सबकुछ भूल गया है, कृष्ण नही अब रथ पर हैंसत्य-प्रेम की राहों पर हम, फिर भी काँटे पथ पर हैं. जीवन बंधा-बंधा सा क्यों है, हाहाकार मचा यह क्यों है मानव संबंधों के तलतम में, यह भूकंपी […] Written by Santosh K Nema May 15, 2022November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आत्मिक लाख समझाने पर भी नहीं समझता आईना मेरा अंदर की टूटती नसें भी उकेर दीं बनाकर उसने दरकती लकीरें वो जो बैठे हैं गहरे दिल में मेरे आईना मेरा उन्हें भी हूबहू दिखाता है. कैसे छिपाऊँ दर्दे-दिल को सामने जब बैरी-मितवा हो ऐसा चुप हूँ मैं, चुप हैं वो, मंजर है खामोशी का यह कैसा. दिल की जिद है रग-रग में […] Written by Santosh K Nema April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 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