Poem Sandhya Geet Another beautiful evening is to close byMighty Sun has gone down to the horizonTwinkling stars are appearing in the skyYet with no sign of yours getting homeI am still longing for a glimpse of you. With onset of Autumn, climate is changingThe air is slowly getting cold and moistDeciduous leaves and flowers are witheringYet with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020March 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem One Last Rendezvous During all these yearsI walked like a brave-heartAll alone in the journeyOf life so people call it… All along with the hopeTo see you one last timeBefore the arduous journeyComes to its logical end… But how do I meet youWhere is the strengthWhere is the will powerTo face you yet again in life? During all […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020August 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem No Escape As I watch from the terrace gardenIn the wee hours at dawn in GangtokOn one of rather cold lazy morningsSlowly a white cottony roll of fogDescends down and engulfs the valleyIn my quest for quiet and solitudeSuddenly, I feel too isolated and lonelyAnd get nostalgic about our mutual pastIn your haunting memories and thoughts. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nisha Geet As spring is in its full glory and bloom…One more pleasant night is close to an end. Twinkling stars in sky have lost their shineMoonlight too has lost grace and splendourIn the distant east, the dawn is in the horizonAs mighty sun is about to rise up yet againBut with a sleepless night, anxiety and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Longing On that fateful evening in trainWhen I was gloomy at heartYour friendly gestures and actsWas it my illusion or for real! On that eventful winter eveningIn a distant land from a balconyYou were waving and smiling at meWas it my illusion or for real! Your mesmerizing beauty yet sad eyesOn that evening, shall I forget […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020September 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Indelible Marks When you were aroundI had this recurring feelingThat our friendship and loveIs for eternity and enduringIrrespective of the factWhether we stay together in lifeOr fall apart with timeOur bond will never be on the wane. The passage of time and distanceHas only proved this…And indelible marks you left behindOf your friendship and loveOf your longing […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem If Only You Were With Me As wise people sayEvery relationshipHas a timeline,For nothing is enduringIt experiences upsurgeOf feelings and emotionsEven attains a zenithThen stabilizes and serenadesOnly to recede and subsideOver a span of time. Often I wonderWhat was so special thenIn your love and friendship..?An era has elapsedI still long for you and miss youWith the same penchant and passionDesperately […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Goodbye Friend A long time ago, in the adolescent ageDestiny had it a quiet rendezvous stageEver since I loved you in silenceAnd adored you from a distance. Too many words remained unspokenToo many things remained undoneA tale of so many unfulfilled wishesA saga of so many shattered dreams. On edge of dreams I often see your faceSomewhere […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Forever Longing Longed forever during lifeFor your companionshipTo spend days and yearsAnd every passing moment with you. Longed forever during lifeFor the scent of your hairFor the touch of your skinFor the feel of your breathTo share smiles and tears with you. Longed forever during lifeEqually in pleasure or painAnd to have you by my sideIn the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Escape In a whirlwind detourAs I traverse through placesSomewhere deep in Shimla hillsOn the serpentine roadsAmong the alpine forestsOf the magnificent DeodarsAnd the apple and cherry grovesWith my mortal body thereBut mind and heart elsewhereI find I can’t escapeYour poignant memories and thoughts. As I venture aloneIn ravines of steep hillsOn the banks of mighty SatlujWalking […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Bee Hummingbird A tiny winged jewel –Bee Hummingbird hums subtlyDaydreaming regal sun’s whisper (Bee Hummingbird alias Helena Hummingbird is smallest known bird on date, native to Cuban archipelago, mostly feeds on flowers’ nectar and small insects occasionally.) 755 total views, 85 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पपीहा भोर हुई, मन दर्पण मानिंद निर्मल और शांत जगा,रात्रि की पूरी निद्रा से, हर कोना हर्षित व नया लगा;पर इस पावन सन्नाटे में, एकाएक ऐसी टीस उठी,एक तीखी कूक से, मानो जैसे अंतर्मन की शांति लुटी। देखा एक पपीहा अपनी विरह-वेदना फिर दोहराता है,जैसे एक सुलगता, अनसुलझा गीत नभ में बिखराता है;“पी कहाँ… पी कहाँ…” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Papeeha At dawn he wakes up with mind of a crystal graceCompletely refreshed and calm by overnight sleepBut soon nobility and peace of his hallowed spaceIs pierced by shrill & cry that make the spirit weep. Hark – the Papeeha, with its shrill & jagged tongueSings a throbbing, sore number that stays unstrungRepeating its pee-kahan – […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
She and Moon When the moon ascends to her full graceIt doesn’t bedazzle but soothes the spaceLike a silent queen in vivid white arrayedPours quiet comfort and solace on groundWho heels the darkness with a gentle lightIn turn, thus stealing sorrow from the night. She, a living, breathing and gentle sheenAnd like the moon, veritable and sereneHer smile […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Celestial Duo As the moon doesn’t call for the gazeYet wins the heart by just being thereBy pouring its silent nectar on the landHeld steady by an unseen, eternal hand. She moves in life in a quiet, radiant wayA woman formed of grace and majestyHer spirit is the twilight’s softest bloomThat lights a silver candle in the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Bee Hummingbird A tiny winged jewel –Bee Hummingbird hums subtlyDaydreaming regal sun’s whisper (Bee Hummingbird alias Helena Hummingbird is smallest known bird on date, native to Cuban archipelago, mostly feeds on flowers’ nectar and small insects occasionally.) 755 total views, 85 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
पपीहा भोर हुई, मन दर्पण मानिंद निर्मल और शांत जगा,रात्रि की पूरी निद्रा से, हर कोना हर्षित व नया लगा;पर इस पावन सन्नाटे में, एकाएक ऐसी टीस उठी,एक तीखी कूक से, मानो जैसे अंतर्मन की शांति लुटी। देखा एक पपीहा अपनी विरह-वेदना फिर दोहराता है,जैसे एक सुलगता, अनसुलझा गीत नभ में बिखराता है;“पी कहाँ… पी कहाँ…” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Papeeha At dawn he wakes up with mind of a crystal graceCompletely refreshed and calm by overnight sleepBut soon nobility and peace of his hallowed spaceIs pierced by shrill & cry that make the spirit weep. Hark – the Papeeha, with its shrill & jagged tongueSings a throbbing, sore number that stays unstrungRepeating its pee-kahan – […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 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