Poem Fragrant I was too young to understandEver since your fragrancePermeated through each poreMaking fragrant foreverMy entire body and soul… Through the rest of my lifeI never felt an urge or needFor any other natural aromaOr any man-made perfume. 21,197 total views, 8 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Found and Lost Found her in the adolescent ageBut for many errors and folliesHe lost her proximity so soonYears of love, longing, absence and lossIn the passage of time he found her againOnly to lose as promptly yet again. Engrossed in worldly chorus and routineHe lives now life of a virtual recluseAfter day long hard work, at sunsetHe […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem For All Seasons Atmosphere was so sereneWith rainbow colors aroundThe planet looked beautifulAnd celestial bodies livelyI kept smiling now and thenWith no apparent reasonI had lost the timelineIrrespective of the seasonWhen I kept daydreamingWith no sense of timeWhen I remained awakeAll through during the nightOne moment I was happyIn another moment sadSo frequent mood swingRemained enigma for longThen […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem First Love She was beautifulShe was mercifulShe was caringShe was loving. Whenever I was sickShe will get anxiousAnd sit on the bedsideWhole night awake to take care. When I was youngIn all ups and downsShe was always aroundWith her unstinted support. As I grew old in lifeI should have taken careInstead she looked afterAll my needs and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fire So true was this dictumWhen some wise man saidThat love is a fireWhich reigns in the heart… It has been now agesWhen you left behind withA trail of the burning desireAnd a fire in my heart… Those who play with fireUsually burn up into ashesBut the flame you ignitedKept me alive and warm… For the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Everlasting Friendship O My Friend!It has been ages,countless days and nights,that often I wonder,A friendship is what!Togetherness and belongingorA journey – ethereal and sublime –of love, longing, absence and lossthrough life. Yet my friend,A friend I was,A friend I am,for once you said,“Happiness depends on having friends …… as wonderful as you!”A man lives in moments,I have […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Eternal Love Yes, I too have loved a lotEvery creation of nature and GodDid I ever say: No, I haven’t? Yes, I am in love with…Life giving sun and sublime moonlightStar studded sky on those cool nightsFragrant damp autumn breeze and winter rainsRendezvous with full-moon benign and sereneAnd love every phenomenon of cosmosDid I ever say: No, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Enamoured As a teenagerHe was enamouredWith her at first sightNot knowingWhat to call his feelingsFriendship, affection or loveFor her… Whatever it wasRemained intactAfter years of longingAnd ever-growing,He is still uncertainWhat to call it,If he is –Fascinated byCharmed byInfatuated withEnraptured bySmitten withCaptivated byEnchanted byBesotted withBewitched byEnthralled byCrazy aboutOr simply inAn ethereal and sublimeLove with herFor eternity… 20,772 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Compulsion Like a poor strayAnd forlorn soaring birdWithout navigational instinctOr a resting placeIn the high seasTakes a recourse toThe sailing ship.It flies away to a distanceIn search of better avenuesOr the main landYet finding noneUnder compulsionComes back on the deckOf the good old shipThe only supportLest it too may be lost. I am no good than the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Balance Sheet Editor’s Choice Sometimes I wonderIf you still rememberWe were together one timeShared some space and time. Though you moved on, butSome legacies were left behindThose unfulfilled dreams and wishesI chased in life like a blind. In the balance sheet of lifeOnly memories came on my sideNo wonder I madly fell in loveWith your memories for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020February 27, 2023 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. 2,294 total views, 2 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
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