Poem The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quiet Departure Editor’s Choice No formal adieu, no bitter fightsNo staying up to argue asserting rightsI opt for the door, I choose the peaceTo ensure the hefty melodrama cease. When disregard becomes the toneI simply opt for my peace aloneNo words are spent, no bridges burnedJust a quiet departure is gently turned. Many will quote, preach, and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Saying Yes or No The impact of ‘Yes’ is light and freeLike a gentle breeze or an easy keyBut ‘No’ is indeed a robust decreeWhich is so often lost in pleasantry. I learnt to say yes or a polite nayWith almost equal ease in my lifeBut I find most people around shyWith ‘no’ and prefer to be evasive. Here […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 8, 2026April 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fog A fog could pose a real challengeAs it reduces visibility making it hardTo drive or navigate on road, water or airDisrupts transportations causing delaysImpacts daily chorus and outdoor plansHazardous to health of animals and plants. Its impact on human mind and relationsIn the form of misreading and ignoranceCreates suspicion making it hard to believeLeads to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Trust Like A Kid In a lifetime, if you trust someoneTrust like a little-one, babe in armsWhen an affectionate father throwsHim (or her) to a height up in the air… Rather than being scared or cryingCarefree little kid smiles and laughsDue to cutie pie’s innate confidenceFor sure, father would take in arms. Like twin, together go Love and trust […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Grotesque This person is utterly outlandishOr so to say simply grotesqueWhether it be gross appearanceOr his conduct and demeanourIt’s unconventional & disturbingSimply summarized as appalling! Too subjective to use “Grotesque”But one cannot bear him too longTo endure queer physical featuresBizarre etiquette and mannerismsSo often exaggerated expressionsUnfolding discomfiture and unease. One wonders about likely reasonFor forming such […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Lie A lie is a lie, a dark and stark untruthIt cannot ever stand before the truthYet there is an age old popular sayingA lie travels halfway around the worldWhile truth tightens laces of its shoes. Notwithstanding this, when someonePrefers to repeat a lie time and againIt succeeds in creating doubt in mindsOf many people or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2025November 16, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Leech Leech is abhorred as parasitic animal And very often dismissed as suckersBecause they feed on others’ blood.But they are useful providing to menSeveral benefits owing to their salivaHaving anti-coagulants, vasodilatorsAs also anti-inflammatory enzymes…Which are very useful in therapiesSuch as improving blood circulation,Reduce clotting and alleviating painThereby addressing a range of ailments. In a contrast, there […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem अनादर स्वभावत: प्रतिक्रियावादीतो मैं पहले भी बहुत कम थासमय और रिश्तों के अनुभवों नेतो जीवनदर्शन ही बदल डाला है अब जब कोई अनादर करता हैमैं प्रतिक्रिया देने से बचता हूँवाद-विवाद तो बिल्कुल ही नहींव्यक्ति से मात्र दूरी बना लेता हूँ बहस से कुछ हासिल नहीं होताअतिनाटकीयता सृजनात्मक नहींबिना दोष माफी मांगना हल नहींखुद को छोटा करने […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Unquenchable The time goes by, orSome even say “time flies”Our present becomes pastThen what comes next is future… Unsatiable desiresMake people a lot to planWhile none has any inklingWhat is for them is in storeThe very next moment, orIn a longer prospect in future. In the deluge of timeEverything is left behindIn abstract, what remain is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 7, 2025October 21, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Portuguese Man o’ War Neither reckon it by a single formNor seek one rhyme in a single partInstead, a choir of countless livesUnited to work for a common quest. It doesn’t have a recognizableHeart, brain, lungs, shell or bonesYet together they become a whole –Like many minds that keep one alive. One part spreads feast beneath the seaThe other […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rafflesia’s Parable No garden soil or forest floor holds its placeAs it rests inside a tree trunk’s quiet spaceIt has no wings to fly across the sky so blueYet it appears to world totally fresh and new. No living roots or green leaves one will findFar from the crowd, it hides away from mindOn the fallen wood […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 30, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 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