Poem The Grounded Soul The world applauds the hollow and the loudWho rise on ladders built of vanity’s shroudAs slave to the shallow praises of the crowdHollow and restless souls, they cannot hide. Yet seeing how they strain for fleeting praiseA quiet wisdom blooms within my conscienceI turn my back upon their frantic, fevered paceTo claim a quiet oasis […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Self-Communion All along his mundane life, he shined wellAlmost in every sphere, every walk of lifeAs a learner during academics, he did wellHis works bringing laurels not only for selfBut also for advisers and institution as wellHe was consistently adjudged outstandingIn his professional merit and work all alongFor outcome based notable performances. For the extra-curricular activities […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 3, 2025November 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Being Equanimous Editor’s Pick Whenever he looks back into past lifeHe now reminisces things with solace. If one has moments with eyes moistThen he also had spells with a smileIt is melancholy and gloom at a timeBut also a season of joy and raptureIn retrospective, reconciled with fateOne must take all with a sizeable ease. The important […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 28, 2025November 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Barefoot Sans my childhood’s early yearsCan’t even recall now how and whenI stopped walking on earth barefootLest my feet would be soiled with dirt,This has been an aeon since…Until this realization came the other day. Even so, having experienced this nowI find it’s so connecting and calmingAt the same time, a divine sensory feelingEntailing a subtle […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 10, 2025September 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Change Time is ever changingIt stops for none; so is lifeWhich too stops for noneAnd keeps changing ever. Change is a dynamic forceBe it our body with ageBe it our interrelationshipsBe it our professional workOr any other worldly change We must learn in lifeTo get adopted with changeIn accepting every changeWith humility and grace. 18,624 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem आत्मबोध हाँ, अब सचमुच ही इच्छा रहितमायावी लालसाओं और तृष्णा शून्यभौतिक जीवन के बच रहे शेष दिनमैं न तो कभी गिनता हूँ न ही सोचता हूँ। इस लम्बी, जटिल जीवन यात्रा में बहुत जल्दी हुआ था यह अहसास कितनी भी चतुराई और सावधानी बरतूंकितना भी यथार्थवादी और परिशुद्घ हो लूंप्रारब्ध या नियति की खुद की अपनी रचनाहमसे रही […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 19, 2023May 31, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem आत्मबोध सुनो हमारे प्यारे प्यारे दास जी,अब कुछ नहीं बाकी खास जी,लिखने को हमारे अब है पास जी,सब शब्द हो गए इकदम खलास जी. किसी से कुछ नहीं बची है आस जी,नीचे है धरती ऊपर आकाश जी,अब आप फेंको कुछ प्रकाश जी, आभार हैं हमको अहसास जी. शब्द बिना कैसे हो बकवास भी,जमाना ने खोए होश हवास […] Written by Surata Ram May 6, 2023July 12, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Age Paranoia We are recycled teenagersthat this is the time to enjoyAnd live life to the fullest extentAs per our will and expectations…That we are not old peopleRather we are now mature menSo instead of worrying about ageLet’s eat, drink and be merryAge is just a number after all. Aforesaid and umpteen otherMundane arguments and justificationsAre put […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 7, 2023November 4, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem जीवन-मुक्त Editor’s Choice हाँ अब वह जीवन-मुक्त हैजीवन में ठुकराए गए का कोई अवसाद नहींउन असफलताओं पर अब कोई पश्चाताप नहींजीवन की खास सफलताओं या उपलब्धियों परभी कोई अभिमान, आनन्द अथवा उल्लास नहीं हाँ अब वह जीवन-मुक्त हैसांसारिक उपलब्धियों अथवा प्राप्ति हेतुअब वह कोई इच्छा या सपना नहीं पालतान तो है उसे भीड़ में अलग पहचान […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Liberation Editor’s Choice I feel wholly free and liberatedAs past rejections no more haunt meAnd Failures no more bother my mindSo also any successes or achievementsDon’t bring extra bit of joy or fulfilment… I feel wholly free and liberatedAs I do not nurture any desire or dreamFor the material possessions and gainsNeither I crave for any […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 15, 2022November 17, 2023 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