Poem The Monochrome He carried the tiny greyscale anchorFondly in his small wallet over yearsThe image of an auspicious charmerWhich mattered in life like a compass Over the dusty paths of daily strifeIt casted a glow that shaped his lifeWithout this compass in the darkThe blinding fog would dim his spark. But one fine morning, from his vestThe […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Photograph Editor’s Pick For years I saveda monochrome universeintact within my wallet –not to confine a memorybut to walk beside a fairy-light. It had no voiceyet constantly for me,it whispered courage,confidence and success;It had no handsyet steadied my wavering steps;As I envisioned it sanctified the chaotic paths of life. Then one day under casual sunthe photograph […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Untold Truth ​Long years are a chasm, an unbridgeable gapYet those small, fragile tidbits refuse to stopThey rise in my loneliness, they flicker and playLeaving the heart perplexed in restless disarray. ​ The fragile links that we forged in youthful heartThose soft, tangled threads that remind our pastIn a phantom touch, the untold truth whispersAnd takes away […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Pamban 1976 Where the Pamban span kissed the blueTethering, island to the Mandapam seashoreThe inquisitive student knelt; age twenty yearsTo study what the deep oceanic abyss shares. ​The local fishermen in patterned clothesWatched the boy from the college booksPresenting a crescent guard of quiet prideTo help him unlock the secrets of the tide. It was neither phantom, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Living The Rose Day Editor’s Pick In days of yore, I tended a garden…Seasons’ most radiant red rosesI fancied giving you in the bygone daysYears slipped away, destiny had its designsWilted but one still untouched by timeRests in my vintage diary’s untold rhyme. Brilliant red roses of love and lightBloomed like moonlit beacon in nightWith time, insight dawned and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Virtual Reality Back at homeIn my solitudeFinding me all aloneSomeone quietly sneaks inPlaying with my eyes and earsTo remind our sweet and sour past. On my wayAs I walk aloneA gentle breeze touchesWith so familiar fragranceAnd I perceive footsteps behindAs if someone is quietly followingTo rewind our sweet and sour past. For a momentA figura emergesAnd I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem This City The reticent mind cleverly maneuversTo stay away from the city seeking solaceFrom the haunting memories and thoughtsBut the resilient heart simply cravesAnd compels him time and againComing back to this city to simulateIn a dilemma to do or not to doRevisiting fateful moments and placesWhere love and friendship once grewAnd met a nemesis of perpetual […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rajnigandha Solace When ghosts of the past hauntBody and mind are pensiveAnd melancholy looms largeThe vibrant and sweet fragranceOf a fresh bunch of RajnigandhaUshers in her sweet memories And evoke thoughts bringingSome solace to his wretched heart. Image (c) GettyImages 40,461 total views, 18 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Resurgence Finding me aloneIn my solitudeYou quietly sneak inMy resurgent memories And remind me the pastTo the minutest detailsOnly to render meRestless and penchantIn every momentFor days. 40,339 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Remembrance And what is better thenRemembrance or love! Love is spontaneous and volatileOne doesn’t plan but it just happensRemembrance is stable and sereneOne lives it in life again and again. Some people befriend and loveSome people love and be friendLove makes one good and caringRemembrance inspires for better. An ocean of love while in loveSome people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pain A silent teardropPain sings a wordless song –The torrential rain of the heart. 535 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sorrow in Silk Editor’s Pick An open teardrop, a silent public signWhere heavy hearts and truths alignAn aching heart’s implicit, abrupt rainThat speaks the honest truth of pain. ​But unavowed is the soul’s esoteric artOf one who guards the fractured heartHe wraps haunting shadows out of sightAnd shrouds his bleeding wounds in light. He paints a gentle smile […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. ​Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed.​ Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pain A silent teardropPain sings a wordless song –The torrential rain of the heart. 535 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sorrow in Silk Editor’s Pick An open teardrop, a silent public signWhere heavy hearts and truths alignAn aching heart’s implicit, abrupt rainThat speaks the honest truth of pain. ​But unavowed is the soul’s esoteric artOf one who guards the fractured heartHe wraps haunting shadows out of sightAnd shrouds his bleeding wounds in light. He paints a gentle smile […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 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