Poem Blinked Editor’s Choice You feel shy making an eye contactYou are scared even at a heartbeatStill you are stubborn maintaining itTo see and heal wounds of my heart. My boon companion since teenageQuoted this from a Bollywood songTeasing me to reveal if I hold on toSuchlike secret in my heart, lifelong. I am in a quandary […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Call Far away, in the ravineOn a fullmoon nightWalking down the valleyof steep slopes…Do you hear that agonizing echoWhen someone calls you by nameIn a downcast, moist voice? Far away, in the woodsUnder the moonlit canopyof tall, vibrant trees…Do you hear that air-rending cryWhen someone calls you by nameStanding below an old oak treeIn a loud […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 24, 2023February 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Why So? You are too afarBeyond usual reachIn space, age and timeNow it has been a life span… Yet why it’s soThat up till nowYou appear so closeTo my mind and heart! The night brings youIn sweet & sour dreamAnd there is no single dayWhen your evocative thoughtsAnd fond memories do not haunt. 10,070 total views, 13 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem श्रद्धांजलि “सुरता” कहे सुनो “वीरू” माता,आप है पहली गुरु, भाग्य विधाता ।।“सुरता” कहे मेरे दूसरे गुरु दाता,“गुणेश” जी रहे सबसे बड़े भ्राता ।। उम्र मेरी 5 हुई विधवा हुई माता।पिता कमी को भुला दिया भ्राता ।।खुद नहीं खाता पर, मुझे खिलाता ।ऐसे भाई जैसे, कहां जग दाता! रात दिन एक कर, खूब कमाता ।निक्कर कुर्ता आप, […] Written by Surata Ram April 11, 2023April 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem बदला मौसम शरद ऋतु तो अभी भी आती हैपर पतझढ़ में अब वह बात कहाँ वह वैभव वह भव्यता नहीं दिखती जो बरसों पहले हुआ करती थीपेड़ों से झिलमिल झरती वह पत्तियाँ उनके लाल, पीले, नारंगी, सुरमई रंग. वसंत भी हर साल अब भी आता हैपर नवजीवन नव-उल्लास नहीं लातावैसी समृद्धि-सम्पन्नता अब नहीं दिखतीकोपलों और कलियों में […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 25, 2023September 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Impasse Editor’s Choice The fall season still comes, butWithout the glory and splendorAs hitherto dwelled in yesteryearsA lackluster vegetation without shadeOf all so familiar hues and candour… The Springtide still comes, butFlora lacks usual plentiful affluenceScales and buds lack their prime youthFlowers too neither blossom nor displaySo familiar rainbow variegation anymore… Have the seasons suffered impasse, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 24, 2023August 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Without Her Sometimes, our life takes such a turnIt moves ahead fast and you are left behindPerhaps to make you learn a lesson or twoOr to live in regret and repentance all the time. He still remembers the moment, he saw herAs if his heart had stopped beatingAs if he had forgotten his breathingA case of affection […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Greatest Healer During a phase of lifeHe couldn’t imagineLiving a life without herYet he survived sans her. He still remembers herFondly in his solitudeThen with a wry smileMoves on his chosen path. He has learnt the truthHowever big is the lossTime is the greatest healerIt leaves behind only scars. 21,342 total views, 12 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem So difficult It’s so painful to loseOne who was ever mineWith care and kindnessWho nurtured my life… But far more difficult isTo lose someoneWho was never mineYet changed my entire life. 21,137 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Resilience Among so many reasonsWhy I feel so attachedWhy I feel so gratefulto you always… Your friendship was a strengthBut it is your loss…That made life so resilientTo overcome a crisis or situationBe it any shock or injuryBe it any damage or depressionWhether physical or mentalNothing can be overpoweringNothing can be devastatingMore than whatAlready your loss […] 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. 2,244 total views, 14 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
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
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