Poem A Silent Volcano Editor’s Choice When you were hurting meI didn’t show my agonySo does that meanI didn’t feel pain? When you were leaving foreverI hadn’t shown my tearsSo does that meanI had not cried? When you were unresponsiveI didn’t show my panicSo does that meanI was not hurt? And when I retained my silenceWith gracious calm and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020August 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth ​Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear​ It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Reconciliation Our dossier is sealed, the judgment is signedYou were ever unwavering, I faltered behindAdorned, I wore a crown of flawless mistakeIn return, a harsh winter I caused for your sake..To the eyes of beholder, the palace stands tallBut the shadow in the mirror remembers the fall. No jury could decree, a punishment for I choseIt’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lemur of Madagascar Upon Madagascar’s forests green and wideThe nimble lemur leaps from tree to treeAncient primates’ kin but charted a separate lineIn the family tree, the lemur’s eyes still shine Its bright round eyes adorn a gentle faceWith grasping hands it moves with elegant graceLong tail that balances every agile boundThrough the leafy canopies without a sound. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Monolithic Water Tower The monolith relies on sheer mass and storageA mechanism whereby it will survive and thriveWhere dry earth cracks and rivers cease to flow,But the majestic Baobab permits no thirst to grow. Looks like a cylinder of grey and fibrous mightIt leisurely drinks fleeting rains and holds it tightThe trunk swells its massive body with the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Olm’s Labyrinth ​Where Adriatic stone runs quite deep and coldIn karst-locked rivers, pretty dark, silent and oldDeep in the dark, where silent waters crawlThe baffling olm abides within its limestone hall. Pale and unpigmented, like phantom lace arrayedA slender and subterranean proteus is portrayedCrimson plumes of lace adorn its sightless headAnd three-toed limbs through silent waters tread. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Malagasy Spear​ It looks like an architecture of the thorny spiresWith so many branches growing vertical and highTall Alluaudia lives where lands are hot and drySo curiously watches desert clouds go rolling by A role model for the defence and efficiencyIt’s colossal with tiny leaves and lethal spines greyThis wonder water-saving soul is tough and strongA strange […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Reconciliation Our dossier is sealed, the judgment is signedYou were ever unwavering, I faltered behindAdorned, I wore a crown of flawless mistakeIn return, a harsh winter I caused for your sake..To the eyes of beholder, the palace stands tallBut the shadow in the mirror remembers the fall. No jury could decree, a punishment for I choseIt’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 11, 2026June 11, 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