Poem Atoning Forever Memories haunt him, like autumn’s stealthy creepWhispers in the nights of what way back did seepAlone in a shipwreck, he on nostalgia’s tidal waveShadows drowning in the blues like a lonely grave. Many faded photographs, letters like fallen leavesEchoes of bygone days, rustling what he believesHe keeps brooding in twilight, shadows intertwineDrowned in nostalgic labyrinth, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Why Did You say Goodbye? Editor’s Pick Even though we shared a span in lifeWith no dearth of affection and loveYet there remained something amissAnd destiny took you away from meFor then, and to forever… Even so why did you say goodbye,Why did you say goodbye to me…? The dreams & aspirations I saw with youThey all but shattered like […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 14, 2025November 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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. 26,435 total views, 54 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. 37,535 total views, 21 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Grounded Soul The world applauds the hollow and the loudWho rise on ladders built of vanity’s shroudAs slave to the shallow praises of the crowdHollow and restless souls, they cannot hide. Yet seeing how they strain for fleeting praiseA quiet wisdom blooms within my conscienceI turn my back upon their frantic, fevered paceTo claim a quiet oasis […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Saving Woods The silent woods that truly represent planet lifeBut for greedy gold, there gentle creatures dieEndangered at the ruthless acts of lawless mentheThe smoke replaces blissful peace within the glen. Then there is heavy crowd, in safari rush alignedChasing thrills of the breathtaking adventure, wildIn this wake, engines roar and plastic trash remainsDisturbing pious nature’s peace […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Tenant of Bark In tropical lands, humidity hangs thick & slowUpon bark of giants, the fern prefers to growAs the aerial tenants they demand no soilStaghorn, a master of light, free from earthly toil. The double frond architectures on a single stemOne brown and round, a well-built shielding hemThat builds a bowl to catch the forest’s wasteWhile velvet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Estranged Tides Two streams born of distinct snowsEach bound to where the horizon goesTwo meet divided shores, a fate unkindLeaving the dearest dream to fall behind. Though miles apart and poles awayThe unuttered fondness chooses to stayFor love turns out an unhealing woundTo silent corridors and empty days bound. Yet tenderly through the lifetime’s sighBeneath the very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Perpetual Ache An unhealing woundLoving you in silent roomsThrough a lifetime’s sigh. 590 total views, 43 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Grounded Soul The world applauds the hollow and the loudWho rise on ladders built of vanity’s shroudAs slave to the shallow praises of the crowdHollow and restless souls, they cannot hide. Yet seeing how they strain for fleeting praiseA quiet wisdom blooms within my conscienceI turn my back upon their frantic, fevered paceTo claim a quiet oasis […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Saving Woods The silent woods that truly represent planet lifeBut for greedy gold, there gentle creatures dieEndangered at the ruthless acts of lawless mentheThe smoke replaces blissful peace within the glen. Then there is heavy crowd, in safari rush alignedChasing thrills of the breathtaking adventure, wildIn this wake, engines roar and plastic trash remainsDisturbing pious nature’s peace […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Tenant of Bark In tropical lands, humidity hangs thick & slowUpon bark of giants, the fern prefers to growAs the aerial tenants they demand no soilStaghorn, a master of light, free from earthly toil. The double frond architectures on a single stemOne brown and round, a well-built shielding hemThat builds a bowl to catch the forest’s wasteWhile velvet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 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, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked