Poem I’m Not Kidding While being a kidOr a school studentI had a strong desireTo quickly grow bigLike my own parentsAnd other elders around!Today when I look backAt life in retrospection… I increasingly realizeThose innocent daysOf incomplete homeworkAnd broken toys of childhoodWere far better than theHaunting memories ofBroken relationships,Unfulfilled wishes andDreams in life. 31,207 total views, 35 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Gender Bias A self proclaimed activistAnd a strong proponent herselfOf gender equalityOnly the other dayWas caughtIn cameraAborting a female foetus. What are the compulsionsOf the woman involvedWell educated herselfHailing from a familyWell to doLeave aside manyWho willy-nilly doAnd for the lady doctorIs this only moneyOr some other motivation too? Like elephantine teethSome for the eatsAnd others for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fallen Apart I was too tardyYou were way smartI lacked courageYou were pretty valiant. I was so gawkyYou were simply gorgeousI was miserably boringYou were just magnificent. Such a mismatchIn a relationship shortNo wonder why soonWe had fallen apart. 31,228 total views, 30 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Elephantine Tusks She is a well knownWomen rights activistAnd a strong proponentOf women’s liberty and equality. Her teenage daughterIs an aspiring fashion modelThanks to mama’s status and contactsShe gets enough media attention and publicity. Her docile daughter-in-lawThough a qualified nutrition expertAnd a skin care specialistRemains away from the media glare,Is a proclaimed happy housewife and nanny. Tuskers […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Devil’s alternative What we usually believeAn optimist personLives a happy and healthy life… A recent study suggestsPessimists are likely to liveA longer and healthier lifeFor they are more down-to-earthCompared to an optimistIn their real life. So it seems to be a devil’s alternativeTo live a long and miserable lifeFor God is believed to favourA rather short and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dance of Democracy What is expected of citizensIn a civilized societyAnd a mature democracy? Parliamentarians debate over issuesIntellectuals share common concernsPeople avoid disputes on roadsCourts expected to deliver justiceWith Idiot-box to play entertainment But look at the ironyIn the Indian insinuationBoasting the largest democracy! Parliamentarians entertainIntellectuals take sidesPeople fight for justice on roadsCourts are the site of compromiseAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beautiful Present Our life is like a bookEach phase a chapterOur birth and death arePrologue and epilogue. But unlike the bookLife goes only one wayAny person can visit backOnly in memories and thoughts. We can’t amend pastWe can’t foresee futureA reason strong enoughTo grasp only the present. Despite this we continueTo loathe and live the pastKeep pondering for the futureAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Avoirdupois He carried lifelongAvoirdupois on soulIn love and longingOf her memories and thoughts. He could have attainedWisdom and truth of lifeHad he spent even halfOf this devotion and time. 30,852 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Antithesis Beautiful and kind at heart,Complex in mind and thought;Though love may never witherYet would it ever prosper? 31,467 total views, 18 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Strange Paradox Some of the sublime... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sleeping Angel Editor’s Choice Wrapped in warm velvet magenta hue,My pretty little cutie-pie, a soul anew.Eyes closed, pinkish lips, a gentle sigh,Innocent face in slumber reigns high. Fingers curled, in a peaceful grasp,A whispered prayer, a loving clasp.Now, his world outside fades to hush,Winter’s magic wraps him in a blush. His curly hairs give, a serene delight,A […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 10, 2026January 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Real, Aren’t you! You are real, aren’t you!Yet you seem like a dreamWhy do you act like stranger…?I know well there you areSince even mundane breathingGives me a feeling of your existence. You are well within rightBut I cannot until now forgetThat angelic aura and fragranceThose little moments and emotionsRemembering, I lose myself every timeTime and again wish […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Echo Don’t we knowWhere you are where am IIt has been an aeon sinceIn this lonely evening’s sharingWhat I say is just an echoOf an anxious heart and a bemused mindIt’s been too tiring & burdensomeCarrying the baggage so longOf our doings and undoings… To look dispassionatelyTidings of the blazing crimson skyHalf is with you; half […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
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
Sleeping Angel Editor’s Choice Wrapped in warm velvet magenta hue,My pretty little cutie-pie, a soul anew.Eyes closed, pinkish lips, a gentle sigh,Innocent face in slumber reigns high. Fingers curled, in a peaceful grasp,A whispered prayer, a loving clasp.Now, his world outside fades to hush,Winter’s magic wraps him in a blush. His curly hairs give, a serene delight,A […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 10, 2026January 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Real, Aren’t you! You are real, aren’t you!Yet you seem like a dreamWhy do you act like stranger…?I know well there you areSince even mundane breathingGives me a feeling of your existence. You are well within rightBut I cannot until now forgetThat angelic aura and fragranceThose little moments and emotionsRemembering, I lose myself every timeTime and again wish […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Echo Don’t we knowWhere you are where am IIt has been an aeon sinceIn this lonely evening’s sharingWhat I say is just an echoOf an anxious heart and a bemused mindIt’s been too tiring & burdensomeCarrying the baggage so longOf our doings and undoings… To look dispassionatelyTidings of the blazing crimson skyHalf is with you; half […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 9, 2026January 9, 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, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked