Poem Touchstone Editor’s Choice What is great and extraordinaryIn loving and romancing, someoneOnly to break up after a whileFor whatever mundane reasons…? But following this moving apartIf one still eternally continuesTo yearn and love the personThat is the real test and criterionSay a touchstone, what is love! Alas! This is one stark reality He ruminates now in solitudeWhich […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 12, 2024October 15, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Company Destiny bestowed him with a fuller lifeBrimful of the wisdom and knowledgeWith abundance of galore and glitteratiSo also a quota of sorrow and sufferingYet he remained still vacillating for longBetwixt if it’s the journey or destination! Realization came only in latter part of lifeHaving reached near equanimity of mindPost an honest & extensive self-appraisalAs a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem कुछ लोग अपने संस्कारों व अर्जित ज्ञान के बल पर,देश व समाज में खुद का स्थान ही नहीं,अपितु उसने जीवन में कौशल भी सीखा;अपने प्रियजनों, रिश्तों और संबंधों को,जीवन भर के लिए, एक ईमानदारी सेसंभालना, सहेजना और पोषित करना। परन्तु वह आजतक नहीं समझ पाया,उनको, जो एक गिरगिट की तरह अक्सर,खुद की सुविधा और माहौल के अनुसार,जल्दी-जल्दी […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Esteem When you start loving a person,but genuine admiration is missingfor the persona of this person,the love tends to wane with time… On the contrary, when you beginwith genuine esteem for the person,the love suo moto evolves and keepsgrowing beyond space, age and time! 27,169 total views, 22 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem मौन महिमा बार बार इसके जिक्र से नाराज़ होती है खुद फ़ज़ा ।जो हो जाए चुपके चुपके उसके जैसा कहां मज़ा।। राम नाम का मचाया शोर, सांसों को कभी न भजा।पाखंडी के वो पल्ले पड़ी, राम रट पूरा कर रही जजा।। ज्यादा बकती जीभ को, घिसने की हैं मिली सज़ा।देख मन यही कहता, तूं कर कुछ पर […] Written by Surata Ram October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Horologist & Boy Editor’s Choice The master horologist catechized a chirpy little boyIf he would care to buy an extra day for a premium!The boy snappily returned that he didn’t care a bit,Plenty time in hand to dream and see it’s realized. The horologist returned with same query later onThe boy was a grown up and virtuoso young […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 4, 2023November 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Demonic A prominent yet frustrated memberOf the oldest political party in IndiaThat also incidentally carries the legacyOf playing crucial act in freedom struggleSets a new paradigm so scaling new lowsin dirty politics… When he so vehemently as also brazenlyDeclared arrogantly from the public forumCalling the Indian electorate as Rakshasas… You are all Rakshasas (demons); those whovote […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Contentment LifelongPeople chase temporal objectsOf money and other physical goodsFor own hedonistic & sensual pleasureWith an endless quest and cravingNurturing this false notion and beliefThat they are real source of happiness… Alas! How unreal and mistaken they areB’coz true happiness never comes withMaterial possessions and sensory pleasuresIt’s a virtue – contentment, the SantoshaThat carries true and lasting […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Change is Norm In this materialistic worldThe nature’s creations itselfAre so dynamic and ever changing…Yet how many people know this fact? An elegant and sensitive teenagerIn a strict regimen without onion & garlicYears later as a mature woman transformsTo be fond of exotic foods, turkey & salmon… As a modest and shy youngsterAdapted to a tamasic culinary addictionOf […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Content Almost daily now the day opens withWith the multiple inspirational quotesAnd messages from relatives & friendsOn happiness and ways on a happy life Seeking or craving for the happinessIs like chasing or running after a mirageMore you chase or run for the happinessPhenomenally your thirst for it increases Therefore, rather than chasing a mirageIf you […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 31, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lithops – A Living Stone It looks like a stone upon the desert floorOften unnoticed where the dry winds roarIt wears neither branches nor leaves or shadeBut twin green vessels that will never fade. Lithops’ mottled skin disguises what is there,Its life concealed within the desert’s glareIt hoards the precious water when it comesAnd saves each drop before the heat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Assurance His each stumbled step in life became a silent guideWith every blunder of bygone days now set asideAnd there is no room for any mistrust or any dreadA profound wisdom clears the road that lies ahead. Be assured, his spirit is authentic and motives pureHe has a grounded mind that acts as its own cureWith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Swamp Monarch The twelve-horned prince moves with wild graceThrough the misty reeds and marsh’s silent spaceThe morning dew and fog becomes a shifting veilAs the golden sunlight awakes the wetland trail. A golden crown of pointed antlers shines so brightWhen the marshland ruler steps quietly into lightThrough the misty reeds his amber coat will gleamAn untamed and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Parochial He lives within his barriers of a narrow mindWhere envy grows and reason stays confined;A wounded vanity, disguised beneath disdainTurns every kindness into some offence again. He awfully strives to make his own notion reignWith a noise of hollow words and loud disdainAnd when he cannot equal those he enviesHe throws his sludge at the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Wood Frog Speaks I am but a little frog of the dense forest floorWhere Arctic blizzards terribly howl and roarThough winter wages a deadly, frozen warBut I am the master of the harsh winter’s moor. And ice surrounds the life that lies unseenAs I burrow beneath the forest’s fading greenMy heartbeats stop, no longer do I breatheMy liver […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lithops – A Living Stone It looks like a stone upon the desert floorOften unnoticed where the dry winds roarIt wears neither branches nor leaves or shadeBut twin green vessels that will never fade. Lithops’ mottled skin disguises what is there,Its life concealed within the desert’s glareIt hoards the precious water when it comesAnd saves each drop before the heat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Assurance His each stumbled step in life became a silent guideWith every blunder of bygone days now set asideAnd there is no room for any mistrust or any dreadA profound wisdom clears the road that lies ahead. Be assured, his spirit is authentic and motives pureHe has a grounded mind that acts as its own cureWith […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Swamp Monarch The twelve-horned prince moves with wild graceThrough the misty reeds and marsh’s silent spaceThe morning dew and fog becomes a shifting veilAs the golden sunlight awakes the wetland trail. A golden crown of pointed antlers shines so brightWhen the marshland ruler steps quietly into lightThrough the misty reeds his amber coat will gleamAn untamed and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 25, 2026August 25, 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