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. 26,658 total views, 39 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. 37,763 total views, 36 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Reckless Seed As thick-skinned shadows start to breedWith their toxic voices and actions loudThey are like a rotten and reckless seedThat drowns the quiet fields in the flood. But the gentle streams of noble graceRefuse to mingle with the dismal mireThey simply turn away their shining faceAnd quench their urge of angry fire. Gentlemen fight not the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hargila In the wetlands of the Brahmaputra’s mighty plainAn exalted figure stands midst the rising summer rainThe Hargila, a large bird in bone-grey, white and blackSurvived for ages by its hunched and feathered back. A heavy and sturdy bill strikes a formidable silhouetteIt stalks marshy shallows where tall reeds gleam all wetA bright orange pouch hangs […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – I Attrition Wars & Rise of Phoenix In the context of current Middle East crisis, Israel has consistently viewed any lasting US-Iran peace or nuclear accord with deep scepticism, fearing that sanctions relief and diplomatic normalization would strengthen Iran economically and militarily while leaving its nuclear capabilities largely intact. Israeli governments have constantly argued that Iran […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Merchant of Malice Far from the dust that shaped his nameHe fans contempt and malice to kindle fameFrom alien shores, with a sharpened tongueHe mocks very soil where once he sprung. Every barb he casts finds eager cheerFrom many jealous hearts that persevereWhile the blind applauds, the foolish hailMistaking absurdity and rancour for a tale. His personal coffers […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
मौन का पथिक जगत् सराहे निस्सारों को, जिनका जीवन शोर बना,अहंकार की सीढ़ी चढ़कर, बस झूठा गौरव गान बना;क्षण-भंगुर जयकारों की जिन्हें जीवन भर प्यास रहे,रिक्त, व्याकुल उन आत्माओं के भाव सदा अतृप्त रहे। उनको मिथ्या यश की ख़ातिर व्यर्थ तड़पते पाता हूँ,देख तमाशा इस दुनिया का, मन ही मन मुस्काता हूँ;पीठ फेर उस अंधी दौड़ से, दूर […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Reckless Seed As thick-skinned shadows start to breedWith their toxic voices and actions loudThey are like a rotten and reckless seedThat drowns the quiet fields in the flood. But the gentle streams of noble graceRefuse to mingle with the dismal mireThey simply turn away their shining faceAnd quench their urge of angry fire. Gentlemen fight not the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hargila In the wetlands of the Brahmaputra’s mighty plainAn exalted figure stands midst the rising summer rainThe Hargila, a large bird in bone-grey, white and blackSurvived for ages by its hunched and feathered back. A heavy and sturdy bill strikes a formidable silhouetteIt stalks marshy shallows where tall reeds gleam all wetA bright orange pouch hangs […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Israel, Middle East Crisis and US-Iran Accord – I Attrition Wars & Rise of Phoenix In the context of current Middle East crisis, Israel has consistently viewed any lasting US-Iran peace or nuclear accord with deep scepticism, fearing that sanctions relief and diplomatic normalization would strengthen Iran economically and militarily while leaving its nuclear capabilities largely intact. Israeli governments have constantly argued that Iran […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 29, 2026June 29, 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