Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night-blooming flowerNicknamed by people“Fragrance of the night”I’m so emotionally attached to it,Like a valued antiquity in my life. She is pretty and cuteHer looks and demeanourOften appear so alike, that itEvokes memories of a teenage friend.While in a cheerful moodI inquired of her onceWhat she thinks about Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020January 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
शुचिता का संताप सत्य की ईंटों से, उसने भव्य मंदिर था रचा,छल-कपट के वेग से, जो सर्वदा रक्षित बचा;लोग जिसकी निष्ठा को नमन करते हर घड़ी,पर स्वयं के ही भाग्य से, प्रबल जंग है छिड़ी। बंधा रहा जो व्यक्ति सदा सत्य की मर्यादा से,अपराधी सिद्ध हुआ, एक प्रियजन के दुराव से;तमाम नतमस्तक हैं, जिसके अडिग चरित्र पर,हारा वह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Integrity Crisis He built a temple, now very foundation rocksIn a life transparent where no shadow standsThe world shelters & shines in his steady lightWhile his own sun descends into a dark night. He remains a shield that even strangers trustYet see his own gold that turns to spectre rustNo lesion is deeper, no regret more profoundThan […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Permian Ancestor In the wild as well gardens of stoneA shadow remains from the ancient ageWith leaves like fans, of a delicate greenA witness to eras that people has not seenNo flowers to offer, no fragrance to shedIt stands on the soil where titans once tread. A flyover through the eons, a singular lineSo much gold in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 3, 2026May 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armored Sentinel On ancient sands with the tides lowAn armoured relic walked from days of yoreWith ten legs scrambling in a rhythmic danceMoving across the sand with a backward glanceAlso ten compound eyes – complex and brightFor finding its way through the day and night. A silent guest and ageless sentinel of shoresThe living fossil as also […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fascinating Living Fossil It belongs to a timeless questWithout losing its own identityAn ancient mariner and silent witnessTo the rise and fall of dinosaursIn true sense, it’s the Titan of DeepIn sapphire caves where the currents rest. A relic of old yet remarkably trueScales like armour of silver and blueDwellers of the “Twilight Zone” of oceanA hollow cord […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
शुचिता का संताप सत्य की ईंटों से, उसने भव्य मंदिर था रचा,छल-कपट के वेग से, जो सर्वदा रक्षित बचा;लोग जिसकी निष्ठा को नमन करते हर घड़ी,पर स्वयं के ही भाग्य से, प्रबल जंग है छिड़ी। बंधा रहा जो व्यक्ति सदा सत्य की मर्यादा से,अपराधी सिद्ध हुआ, एक प्रियजन के दुराव से;तमाम नतमस्तक हैं, जिसके अडिग चरित्र पर,हारा वह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Integrity Crisis He built a temple, now very foundation rocksIn a life transparent where no shadow standsThe world shelters & shines in his steady lightWhile his own sun descends into a dark night. He remains a shield that even strangers trustYet see his own gold that turns to spectre rustNo lesion is deeper, no regret more profoundThan […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Permian Ancestor In the wild as well gardens of stoneA shadow remains from the ancient ageWith leaves like fans, of a delicate greenA witness to eras that people has not seenNo flowers to offer, no fragrance to shedIt stands on the soil where titans once tread. A flyover through the eons, a singular lineSo much gold in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 3, 2026May 3, 2026 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
समय मेरा समय चुप है अपनी निष्ठुरता लिए बदल रहा है निरंतर. तुम समय हो मेरे समय जिसने प्यार दिया अनंत डुबोकर किया एकाकार खुशियों से अमृत सुख की स्मृतियों से साँस साँस में चलती अनवरत सामीप्य की अव्यक्त अनुभूतियों से. समय मेरा दूर असंबद्ध सा अबदर्शक सा बन बदल रहा है सहारे तन के मन के तुझसे जो बंधे थे अडिग अटूट […] Written by Santosh K Nema March 3, 2022March 5, 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