Poem 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
Poem निःशब्द प्रतिध्वनि न मुझे कोई आभास है, अब कोई सरोकार भी नहीं,ये शब्द तुम तक पहुँचें या खो जाएँ हवाओं में कहीं;सत्य एक शिलाखंड है – एकाकी, खुरदरा और निर्भ्रांत,जिस दिन तुम्हें खोया, मेरी दुनिया पर छा गई थी रात। लोग मुझे अक्सर कहते हैं, कि पाषाण सा अडिग हूँ मैंकिसे ज्ञात है, अपनी ही पीड़ा की […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Voiceless Echo I have no inkling, nor much is left for me to careIf these words find your eyes or dissolve in the airThe stark truth is a monolith – sole, jagged and vastThe day that I lost you, the world’s shadow was cast. Now they call me strong, that I stand like a stoneFew know I […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Passing Shadow Spent a lifetime chasing her—A soulmate, a captivating shadowWalking a step ahead alwaysThrough corridors of youthAnd afterwards, too. Years gathered decisivelyLike dust on forgotten journalsNow she lingers in the thresholdAs though our shared time & languageHas slipped in perpetuity from memory. So, I’m tied in knotsWith a recurring thought –This body a soul polishes with […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 5, 2026March 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem मौन की गूंज Editor’s Pick एक चिरंतन मौन की गूंज सुनी है कभी?साँसें रुक जाती हैं, जीवन ठहर जाता हैएक शाश्वत, निर्विशेष प्रेम की महागाथानहीं, खुशी तो नहीं, गौरवपूर्ण अवश्य है। हाँ, जीवनवृत्त कोई असाधारण नहीं थाऐसा कुछ अद्भुत या अनूठा भी नहीं थापर कोई आम दुनियावी भी नहीं रहा थाजो भी था देखें तो प्रचुर था बहुमूल्य […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Whisper of Silence Editor’s Pick Ever listened to a whisper of silence?With the breath paused, life standstillEpic narrative of a legendary romanceNo, it’s not gleeful, still it’s graceful. Life didn’t stay extraordinaryLife wasn’t any unique marvel evenBut it didn’t occur run-of-the-mill eitherWhatever came in balance was bountiful. It was within latitude during lifeBe it the dawn, midnoon or […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Maverick Once some maverick saidThe present changes pastAbsolutely and irreversiblySo looking behind is futileYou don’t find back in timeWhat was it when you left. I ponder, if it’s sacrosanctWhy it’s so and how comeThat in many cases, the pastReturns so often to haunt. As a matter of fact,It doesn’t bother me at allIt’s the ever-changing timeThat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem परा दृश्य तब भी उपस्थित होते हैं जब आँखें बंद हों बातें तब भी मैं तुमसे करता हूँ जब केवल तुम्हारी आकृति हो. मन की एकाग्रता में भी तुम्हारा प्रवेश क्षण की धार को लय देता है और तुम नितत जलती आँच से आलोकित मेरे हृदय को शीतल नमी का अहसास देते हो. बीहड़ जंगल की काली रात में भी मैं निर्भय हो तुम्हें ढूढता हूँ. प्रेम […] Written by Santosh K Nema August 13, 2025August 14, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Canopy Editor’s Choice It’s an early wintry morningMighty Sun yet to shower grace…As I go for a walk in solitudeOn so well-lit an earthen pathwayUnder the canopy of lush green treesMy mind engaged in morning musings. If one looks at the naturePerhaps nothing is perfectYet everything appears so perfectMany trees straight, some twistedA few even bent […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem 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
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
दशानन दहन प्रतिवर्ष दशानन दहन किया, मन के रावण का नाश नहीं,अगनित सीता अपहृत होती, निज मर्यादा का भास नहीं।हम एक जलाते दशकंधर, शत दशकंधर पैदा होते,करते जो दहन मन का रावण, हर गली में रावण न होते। इस शक्ति पर्व का हेतु है क्या, है ब्यर्थ दिखावे की शक्ती,निर्बल को संबल दे न सके, अन्याय से […] Written by Gajendra Pal Singh October 5, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Happiness Happiness is a bowl of gold;Which people using a smile hold!!It creates fun in life’s every fold;As a smile is a person’s beautiful resource.We people are ocean drops…Who should enjoy this world with jumps and hops!!But often fail to realize the importance of a smile….That it does have the power to take us ahead many […] Written by Ananya Kapoor April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Soul on Fire A relationship lifelongThat he admired so dearAnd cherished in his heartYet unable to fathom it everAnd call it with certain onenessIf it was a friendship or love…Also when the saga endedLeaving abstract in essenceWas it the love or friendship? What he knows for sureHe always valued this bondEven more than his lifeNurtured every possessionWhether material […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked