Poem Remember Loved Ones Neither any reasoningNor any excusesCould heal the hurtWhen I forgot to greet my daughterOn her last birthday. Besides our physical presenceA phone call, SMS or cardA gift or bouquet of flowersOn auspicious occasions of loved onesBrings synergy of minds and hearts. Remembrance preserves our pastLeads to celebration of the presentCarries bonhomie into the futureBeyond the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Rajnigandha Inspires When your memories hauntWhen body and soul are languidAnd I feel depressed and sad… When your utterances chaseWhen ghosts of the past houndAnd I feel lonely and detached… Then elegant Rajnigandha flowersWith subtle and sublime fragranceStand close as if you are in vicinityInspiring optimism, trust and solace Image (c) jaipalsingh 39,172 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Prisoner A prisoner of old memoriesA stranger for his own lifeWanders from place to placeThrough foreign and inlandIn search of inner calm and peaceAnd liberation from haunting thoughts. A prisoner of old memoriesA nomad in his own landRoams through mighty HimalayasIn the deep valleys and steep hillsIn search of solace and peace in lifeAnd liberation from […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Photo Album Her black and whiteBut rare photographsIn the old photo albumAre the costliest possessionsTimeless and priceless gemsOf his bygone past. For once they capturedOnly to reminisce foreverSome of life’s most colorfulMemorable and momentousDays with the only friendHe ever loved but lost. 38,153 total views, 4 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020January 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Perpetual Pain Wise people have said it oftenTime is the best healer of pain…Then why I still feel this painWhy it never leaves me alone. How it feels to be in love…How it feels to love a friendHow to live without love in lifeHow to laugh even in extreme pain. Learnt so many lessons from youAnd also […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Memories to Live on Irony of life isIt moves onBut the memoriesMake indelible markOn heart and mindFor life to carry on… So you did,Going away in lifeTo live without meAnd left just memoriesFor me right hereFor carrying to live on. 38,621 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Memories In memoriesDo we really rememberYears, months or days? No, we really not…We remember moments,Moments in the pastIt’s a way of reminiscenceOr reliving our pastIt’s a way of holdingA person or thing we loveOr we don’t want to lose. Memories may fadeMemories undergo a sabbaticalBut they don’t ever vanishThey don’t ever die or ageAnd more we […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Memorabilia A few forgotten memoriesA few forgotten talesA few sung and unsung songsOf good olden daysThose worn out old lettersAnd some auspicious greetingsThose not so lucky rose petalsNarratives spoken and unspokenOf happy and sad momentsA few quote and unquoteOf their rendezvous lastAnd one miscellany scrapbookSo fondly preservedIn his personal dashboardRepresent the memorabiliaThe priceless gemsAnd valued possessionsOf […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Portuguese Man o’ War Neither reckon it by a single formNor seek one rhyme in a single partInstead, a choir of countless livesUnited to work for a common quest. It doesn’t have a recognizableHeart, brain, lungs, shell or bonesYet together they become a whole –Like many minds that keep one alive. One part spreads feast beneath the seaThe other […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rafflesia’s Parable No garden soil or forest floor holds its placeAs it rests inside a tree trunk’s quiet spaceIt has no wings to fly across the sky so blueYet it appears to world totally fresh and new. No living roots or green leaves one will findFar from the crowd, it hides away from mindOn the fallen wood […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 30, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 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