Poem An Adieu Dreams are necessaryAs they give wings to ourImpulses and aspirationsAnd today when I look backAt life in retrospective, I findI have been an astute dreamer… So bidding adieu to year 2022,And in salutation of year 2023I wish with a salubrious musingThat all your dreams come trueAnd your life be embroidered withProsperity, hope, health & happiness. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2022August 8, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem दीपोत्सव Editor’s Choice सहयोग परस्पर हो सबका सब को त्योहार मनाने दें।हर आँगन को आलोकित कर सबको उल्लास मनाने दें। इस तरह मनाएं दीप पर्व, अंतर का तम सब मिट जाये।अज्ञान मिटे अर्न्तमन का, जीवन का घन तम हट जाये।मावस की काली रजनी ज्यों, है तिमिर मोह का अभ्यंतर-सबको इस पावन दीप पर्व पर वैदिक यज्ञ […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 25, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Darkness to Light I look around on this auspicious dayDiwali, the festival of lights and cheerAll the houses, buildings & installationsBe it in the vicinity or even far off placesDecorated with the glaring and glimmeringSkirt lights of all hues; red, blue green, et alStrings of LED lights as well traditional diyasRegalia, gifts, sweets, sparklers and fireworksA season of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 24, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Makar Sankranti So much cultural diversityYet bound by eternal unityA unique and distinct blendOf practices and traditionsSo much pious and cherishedThe festival of Makar SankrantiCoinciding with the Solar cycleOf the Capricorn or Makara rashi… Festival one but umpteen namesUttarayan, Maghi or just Sankranti:Shishur Sankraat in Jammu & Kashmir;Makar Sankranti or even KhicheriIn Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,As well […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 15, 2022November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Year Wish On the eve of YEAR 2022I very sincerely wish you all –Be happy, healthy and contendedThis moment, and in ensuing daysInstead just material achievements,Outward prosperity and bliss I also pray to Brahman (God)To be kind and merciful to manIn showing him way to deal withThe dark forces operating unitedTo destroy harmony and brotherhoodWith sinister design […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 1, 2022November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem This Night Time and again every yearThis night comes only onceTo make it memorable alrightMy earnest appeal to all of youInstead of toiling and tiring selfOver dance and booze partiesIn a hotel, bar and county clubOr some sea beach and resortWhy not make better use of timeWith family, person or peopleYou love and depend most in lifeHave […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2021November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Deepawali Deepawali, the Festival of LightsCarries same significance to HindusAs Christmas among the ChristiansOr Eid al-Fitr for Muslims worldwideHindus make preparations for weeksTo clean homes and buy new clothesLight houses with diyas and kandilsDraw kolams or rangolis at entranceExchange greetings, gifts and sweets…The spirit or essence remainingTamso Maa Jyotir Gamaya, meansTake me from darkness to light. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2021November 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem New Year 2021 On this day every yearEuphoria is generatedWith eat, drink and danceFollowed by some resolution… Say no more celebrationAnd no more felicitationWhat is use of a resolutionWhich is promptly forgotten… So please don’t fix targetsAnd don’t make resolutionAccept each day with humilityAs opportunity with exultation. Courtesy: Pinterest 38,304 total views, 24 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 1, 2021October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 31 December In each yearthis auspicious dayand colorful nightcomes only once So I wishwith their loved oneeach one to make merryand a blissful time. Image source: Internet (Public Domain) 39,104 total views, 45 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 9, 2021 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
Touch-me-not Even a gentle touch triggers instant joltAnd my swelling bases empty forthrightThe closing leaflets shield against the foeA shrewd defence within a silent show. Folks may call me timid, or call me shyFor I fold instantly when fingers draw nighMany would say that I fear the worldA logic why tender leaves in silence curled. It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sentinels of the Savanna The giraffe is a fascinating creature to seeOne of the most wondrous that ever could beWith seven neck bones just like you and meIt can lift head upto twenty feet high and free. Inside the chest, a massive heart is foundWhich might weigh full twenty-five poundThen it has special valves inside efficient brainTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ostrich: Myth and Might A feathered-friend unique in many waysOstrich finds freedom not in cloudsBut where the endless grasslands swayPossess only two toes and large eyesThe largest and heaviest living birdFlightless yet the fastest running biped. Neither it boasts an eagle’s soaring prideNor over canyon depths they ever glideInstead their powerful legs loudly proclaimThe dusty desert tracks as their […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 27, 2026July 27, 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
Touch-me-not Even a gentle touch triggers instant joltAnd my swelling bases empty forthrightThe closing leaflets shield against the foeA shrewd defence within a silent show. Folks may call me timid, or call me shyFor I fold instantly when fingers draw nighMany would say that I fear the worldA logic why tender leaves in silence curled. It’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 28, 2026July 28, 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