Poem Eternal Friends What if you are not with meWhat if our path is not sameYet our memories and wordsHave stayed like eternal friends. Love, longing, absence and lossIn fact, taught in the temporal lifeTo be kind; of some use to othersThan to live for own selfish returns. Destiny, if ever gives yet anotherChance to meet you face-to-faceI […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Great Friendship Ends! Over a span of timeDuring a phase of lifeWe were friends,Great friends indeed The way it endedI often wish it hadn’tI still ponder in solitudeIf only I could’ve salvaged Nonetheless my friendIn case we ever meet againWe shall meet like friends we wereAnd not like when we weren’t we were. 37,304 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 6, 2023August 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem True Friend A wise man said: You are truly blessedIf you have even oneTrue friend in your lifeLike a mirror and shadowFor the mirror never tells a lieAnd shadow never leaves alone. 39,887 total views, 10 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Your Friendship An era has passedThings have changedNo hope to see you ever I miss our daysWhatever little spaceWe had shared together I miss our timeWhatever little happinessWe had shared together But above all thisI miss your friendshipOnce we nurtured together. 40,359 total views, 9 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 31, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Virtual Bouquet Let me offer a bouquet of flowersWith its abstract yet subtle fragranceIn an endeavor and however thin a hopeIt will someday reach your home. A bunch of delicate RajnigandhaOf subtle, vibrant and lasting fragranceSymbolic to my goodwill and friendshipIn the best ever friend’s nameAnd a few fresh and vibrant rosesWith the intense and intoxicating scentSymbolic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Friend Poets and ThinkersPhilosophize life in many ways.So life is a journey…We meet peopleOnly to forget them laterAnd we meet peopleWho forget us later. But you have occasionWhen you meet someoneAt some stage during journeyIrrespective ofThe nationality or originColour, cast and religionOnly to become specialAnd to forget neverThrough absence and loss. This one is the FriendYou […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rose Day Gone are the days…When I nurtured a dreamSome day to present youBest ever red roses in bloom. One fine day realization cameA friend and happiness are the sameEver since all these yearsI have only been raisingYellow roses in my gardenFor your sake in all seasonsOnly to pick a rose dailyTo your health and happinessSo also […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Just A Friend During the journey of lifeOnce in a blue moonYou meet someone, you knowIt’s difficult to live withoutBut on face you continue to actAs if it’s not a big deal after all. Time is potent, it goes onIn a tryst with the destinyOur paths are chosenAnd the trajectory is drawnDilemma remains, love or friendFriends in love […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem I Feel Good In my little worldNo one is like herThe best soul I knew ever… I feel goodCalling her nameI feel goodRemembering her often No one is like herThe best soul I knew ever… She is an answerTo all my prayersShe is not with meBut I feel her all the time In my little worldNo one is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Love vs Friendship They were madly in loveCircumstances made them friendlyThen they separated foreverHurt and pain became destiny. They were good friendsLove made inroads silentlySo then they lived togetherEver after in life blissfully. Image (c) GettyImages 40,330 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Journey to the South Block and Beyond Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon, was her greatest inspiration and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 25, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Hesitated Once Years ago, in the tender age of life,he stood before a door hesitant,and uncertain that might have openedto unleash happiness for a lifetime –An endless spring of joywith a lifetime painted in gold. But waited, and let the moment pass;the door closed; and opportunity lost.A numbing ache incurred lasting foreverthat he carried in silence for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked