Poem The Resolute Poet His inspirational,MetaphysicalAnd larger thanLife size poemsCreate a powerfulImpact on audience… Frenzied audienceLose their sensesPull their hairsAnd tear their clothesIn sheer frustration… At the daisThe resolute poetContinues recitationOf his lengthyAnd creative poemsUnruffled,UnabatedAnd unshaken! Image (c) gettyImages 39,140 total views, 14 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Grazing Mule In an arts exhibitionA painting was on displayWith a blank canvasAnd title ‘The Grazing Mule’.Viewers were curiousBut hesitant to askLest it may reflectOn their patronage and abilityTo appreciate the modern art. Perhaps not so wise, andUnable to resist his temptationA curious onlooker asked –‘On canvas I don’t see the grass…!’‘Because it’s eaten by the mule’The […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Suicide He was quite fed up with his lifeSo he wanted to commit suicideHe considered available optionsThe ceiling fan, a gun and poisonOver a hot coffee and some snacksFinally, he settled for a railway track. Afternoon, considered a right timeSo he was cozying on a railway lineAn umbrella to save from sunshineA pillow was under head […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem S.O.P. We are amazing peopleNever in a hurry to do thingsWith a wonderful sense of timeWe seldom stick or wait for timeInstead it is the timeWhich waits for us. So this national carrier tooHas not been an exceptionTill a few years backIt monopolized the Indian skiesSeldom sticking to scheduleBut crew always so politeThey will never forget […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Poetic Philosophy The new moon was riding highOn the back of sun’s seventh horseA crazy octopus was running after herThe life on planet stood standstill… It’s an excerpt from one of his poems.With considerable interest and reverenceI read his compositions umpteen timesFrom beginning to end and vice versa. Unable to decipher implied meaning or ideaI started cursing […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020September 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Mystery Girl Hiding somewhere overCountry’s length and breadthIs a pretty yet mysterious girlHer laughter causes rainsAs she is laughing relentlesslySo it’s raining cats and dogs. Now there is a gossip going aroundShe is pretty awfully amused withThe antics of Abdullah next doorFrenetic and hysterical aboutThe neighbour’s family welfareInstead of taking own harem’s care. It’s now closing SeptemberPeople’s […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Marriage After many years of marriageMy best friend came calling on meI asked how life is between the twoHe said it’s trust and understandingThings are all well between usAnd our life is so smooth and easyTo me he appeared a bit mystifyingSo I said if he could be little specificHe took a deep breath and smiledMy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem KISS Chief Guest at a dinner partyHe was about to deliverHis speech as guest speakerWhen prompt came a noteFrom his wife sitting atThe other end of the table. The guest sitting only next to himWas impressed with the ‘KISS’Scribbled on this piece of paper.He smiled – You are the lucky oneFor having such a loving wifeSending […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Khichdi Unable to resist cravingsHe called her from workIn the evening to inquireAbout tonight’s yummy cuisine. She responded with loveFine long-grained white riceOf the hand-picked basmatiFrom emerald green lap of Dehradun… In a thrilling combo withThe tender golden lentilsGently simmered overThe smouldering kiss of flames… Served with dollopsOf fragrant salted butterFreshly chopped onion flakesWith yoghurt, fresh […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Intolerance Thanks to the wisdom and talentOf Indian intellectuals and mediaThese days the wind of intoleranceIn the country, is furious and fast. So many authors, actors and artistsIn protest against alleged intoleranceAre returning symbols of achievementBack to the federal government so fast. I am keen to join this elite bandwagonSo I wish if life too in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 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
Stranded in The Grey You pacified your heart and reached the shoreLeaving me stranded in the midstream roarYou found your peace and left the tide behindLeaving a raging whirlwind storm in my mind. The wise proclaim the storm will fade awayYet shadows linger on, lengthening the greyThe world preaches its easy text, “move on”But twilight stretches, mocking at the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Megalomaniac’s Shadow With his swollen pride, he builds a castle of airDemanding every soul around to clap and adoreWearing a crown of borrowed light and false heightHe judges all with sheer arrogance and blind might. He ignores wise advice and fights with friend or foeHis ego casts a shadow where warmth cannot growFor his cravings of praise, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Archerfish The silver hunter scans the world of dayTo strike the target in its single sprayKnocking the insect from a leafy screen.Beneath mangrove bay where branches leanIts sharp eyes break the boundary line of lightCorrecting for the stream with flawless sight. Tongue pressed against mouth’s deep grooveIt locks the pressure in a narrow courseThen shoots a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 18, 2026August 18, 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
Stranded in The Grey You pacified your heart and reached the shoreLeaving me stranded in the midstream roarYou found your peace and left the tide behindLeaving a raging whirlwind storm in my mind. The wise proclaim the storm will fade awayYet shadows linger on, lengthening the greyThe world preaches its easy text, “move on”But twilight stretches, mocking at the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 20, 2026August 20, 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