Poem Vagabond Since time immemorialA restless vagabond roamsAcross the continentsFrom city to countrysideScaling hills and mountainsPaddling through rivers and lakesTrekking in deserts and wildernessAnd sailing on the high seas… An eternal search forSelf-contentment and peace –Will this ever end? image (c) jaipalsingh 21,634 total views, 38 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Union Dreams andrealities aretwo parallel lineswhich never meet;Like earthand skyappear to meetat the horizonbut actuallynever meet. Some pursuea cherished dreamas most valuedsought after goalonly to turna mirage later;Yet universe isis infinite, andfull of possibilitiesand miraclesdo occur. An optimist I amso I nurturea hope, a will –sacred and sublime;Eternity shall uniteyou and me,me and yousometime, somewherein cosmos,never […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Till We Die The days and yearsOf our livesAre passing awaySlowly but surely… So let’s tryTo make ourselvesBetter each momentTill we die. 21,353 total views, 21 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Living Fossil It didn’t happenIn a single momentA day or monthInstead he fossilizedIn the aftermathOver the yearsAtom by atomMolecule by moleculeAnd particle by particleHis body and mindHardened like a stone. Other than his dutyOther than his work,Be it a friendship or enemityBe it a success or failureBe it a joy or painNothing really attractsNothing really distractsHe is […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Tasteless Fruits Success eluded himWhen he needed it mostAnd was pursuing itLike someone in loveFollows his beloved… Success crowned himWhen the chief reasonWhy he had sought itNo longer existed in sightTo rejoice with… So now for himSuccess and failureRemain like tasteless fruitsAnd neither of the twoOverwhelm nor enthuse. 21,513 total views, 31 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sometimes I Wish Sometimes I wishIf I could go back to my childhoodNot so much keen to be a child yet againBut to relish my blissful mother’s lap again… Sometimes I wishIf I could become a teenager once moreNot to stay away from responsibilitiesBut to relive life’s best moments yet again… Sometimes I wishIf I could revisit my […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Something Amiss A blank cornerIn my life’s albumWith something amissStill laughs at me… My life spansOn such a big canvasIf something is amiss –How does it matter? But sometimes in lifeEven one soul’s absenceLeaves such a vacuumThat it cannot be filledWith the arrival and stayOf thousands of persons… 21,165 total views, 36 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Quest for Life If life was a journeyI would have exploredSeven continents and seasHad you been my co-travellerThrough endless space and time. If life was a song of loveI would have createdA million tunes of sublime loveHad you been on my sideLike Sita was for Rama. If life was a great battleI would have conquered itIn the world […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Penance Few forgotten memories and talesHaunt in a flashback again and againOverwhelm whenever find him aloneAnd then he is in a state of the blues. Few old photographs and lettersFaded and pale over passing yearsOften broods in a fond remembranceAnd then he is in a state of the blues. Few spoken and unspoken thingsNever ending regrets […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Newly Born A newly born babyWhether of a human beingOr of an animal or birdIs so cute and captivating… It speaks a volume of lifeA Symbol of optimism and hopeBut at the same timeIt’s so vulnerable and delicateNeeds constant care and attentionNourishment and protection… Else it withers and diesThe way millions still dyingIn the third world countriesOf diseases and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Condolence Folks give priority to attend a funeralBe it somebody’s cremation or burialThey are so liberal in their condolenceIn saying generous words for the gone. But I find it quite odd and paradoxicalCeremonious send off after one’s goneSo much admiration at occasion of lossThey could do when the person is alive. 2,288 total views, 27 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 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
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
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked