Poem The Dream Editor’s Choice It’s nearly been an aeonThat I saw you once againYou had a glittering smileI too was no less beamingBoth of us visibly appearedCheerful and contentedIn hectic preparationsWith the vivid prospectsOf the ensuing great event… Our blissful and enduring unionThat eluded us pining so longDue to absence, longing and loss. Alas!Our passion and ecstasyDidn’t […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Mother It has been fourteen yearsSince I lost mother’s umbrella ofUnselfish love, affection and careAs also the only dependable soulWhom I could always confide withLife’s every success and failureWith the usual comfort and ease;No sense of shame or guilt attached. Your remembrance suddenly remindsEphemeral and fragile nature of lifeThat the time is fast catching upMay be […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Teenage When the heart was so pureWhen the intentions were so clearAdored and loved someone so dearWithout reservation, greed or fear. When aspirations were highWhen emotions knew no boundLife didn’t have a balance sheetAnd innocence was not yet lost. A time, I still found so attachedThough it’s very nostalgic and sadI don’t know how long it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Stigma Some human relationshipsRemain a source of happinessLike fresh and fragrant rosesSo blissful, pious and pure… We can continue to feel for lifeWe can continue to live for lifeBut for prevailing social stigmaCannot give it a name in life… 36,234 total views, 24 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 23, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nostalgia The Sky and earthAppear to meet at horizonBut do they actually meet ever!Rain is not mere drops of waterBut the love of sky for earthAn eternal bond forever. Banks of the riverAppear to meet at a distanceBut do they actually meet ever!The stream of water is not mere flowBut the love that keeps them togetherAn […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Live in the Present We so often talkOf the past, present and future… Past was present moments backFuture will be present after a whileSo the truth is only the present –A time to enjoy and be contented with. Despite this, a majority of humansRemain nostalgic about the pastToo dependent on the futureAnd miss happiness of the present. 36,225 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Gulmohar Feast Majestic Gulmohar has started budding againBlooming in the early summer and monsoonGulmohar petals unfold so brightly on treesIt’s like a dream and nostalgia of the teenageUnder its canopy, a boy had once confessedFor the girl so pretty, he loved and cherished. Beautiful flowers blossom with such a graceSpreading a magical spell all over the placeSerenading […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dream With A Difference You were my best friend everFor whom so much I love and care. Yesterday I saw you after agesNostalgia back from the memoriesBefore I could respond or recoverYour head rested on my shoulder. Neither of us spoke for long…In the moments of bliss and joyThere was no heartbeat’s soundAs if life and time had stopped. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Haunting Melody Ruthless time has been so unfairWe remained no longer what we wereThat you continue to show indifferenceTo my feelings or perhaps your ownWhile I have to hold on during lifeTo my lasting pain… Image (c) GettyImages Status quo ante to be maintainedFor all times to come nowBut what do I do, my loveTo erase your […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 13, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Cold Wintry Day In his villa’s front yard On the thick and lush green grass Reasonably cozy and comfortable In his favourite armchair Detached and withdrawn From all mundane thoughts Somewhat lost in a pious reverie With eyes shut, he muses on… On this cold wintry day If there was something More salubrious and rewarding Than the warm […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Armoured Ascetic The little armoured soul walks the earthBears a shell of shields from day of birthNot rigid stone but the bands that bendIntertwine flexible skin from end to endWith banded shield and armoured crownIt keeps its watchful gaze often cast down. Using mighty claws and digging powerThey can fashion the earth within an hourDeep labyrinth homes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Monarch of Spines & Clay An avid ant-eater, it’s spiny and brownEchidna keeps its careful gaze cast downWith a moving shield of pale-hued spearIt strolls untouched by predators’ fearAlso seldom in hurry, it does not fightYet capable of vanishing from open sight. Egg-laying mammal with a sensitive noseIt snuffles where the ant or termite goesWith claws that breach the hardest […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Pearlescent Spiral What a curled pyramid made of boneIt survives within the salt waters’ reef aloneA silent shadow from the ocean’s dawnThis living fossil of million years drifts on As Indo-Pacific reef and shadowy depth divideNautilus navigates the vertical dark and tideIts unique siphuncle allows to sink or riseWhile it is fully secure within its vault inside. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आस सूख चुके हैं प्रेमपात्र सब, मदिरा की गागर दे दो भूल चुका हूँ कौन कौन है, विस्मृति का आश्रय दे दो. ईश्वर सबकुछ भूल गया है, कृष्ण नही अब रथ पर हैंसत्य-प्रेम की राहों पर हम, फिर भी काँटे पथ पर हैं. जीवन बंधा-बंधा सा क्यों है, हाहाकार मचा यह क्यों है मानव संबंधों के तलतम में, यह भूकंपी […] Written by Santosh K Nema May 15, 2022November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आत्मिक लाख समझाने पर भी नहीं समझता आईना मेरा अंदर की टूटती नसें भी उकेर दीं बनाकर उसने दरकती लकीरें वो जो बैठे हैं गहरे दिल में मेरे आईना मेरा उन्हें भी हूबहू दिखाता है. कैसे छिपाऊँ दर्दे-दिल को सामने जब बैरी-मितवा हो ऐसा चुप हूँ मैं, चुप हैं वो, मंजर है खामोशी का यह कैसा. दिल की जिद है रग-रग में […] Written by Santosh K Nema April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय मेरा समय चुप है अपनी निष्ठुरता लिए बदल रहा है निरंतर. तुम समय हो मेरे समय जिसने प्यार दिया अनंत डुबोकर किया एकाकार खुशियों से अमृत सुख की स्मृतियों से साँस साँस में चलती अनवरत सामीप्य की अव्यक्त अनुभूतियों से. समय मेरा दूर असंबद्ध सा अबदर्शक सा बन बदल रहा है सहारे तन के मन के तुझसे जो बंधे थे अडिग अटूट […] Written by Santosh K Nema March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 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