Poem Logical Mind God’s prized gift to his personaIt’s a rational and logical mindWhich has never belied himAt any critical time in his volition. Some subscribe to his viewpointOthers even criticize and contradictBut only to return his way later onSurreptitiously affirming his position. Some say the virtue is acquiredOthers link it with inherited genesBut only he knows the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Incredible They say it’s incredibleHow he can be so calmIndifferent and unmovedIn all situations… They have no clueThat he too, likeAny other normal personHas feelings and sentiments… The only difference isThat losses and experiences in lifeHave made him so resilientThat he can camouflage his feelingsEven in the most trying situations. 21,210 total views, 1 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 19, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem I know One Soul I know one soulWho never celebratesOr purportedly mentionsOr even casually refersTo his own achievementsAnd moments of gloryWith people aroundIn his day-to-day life. I know one soulWho never forgetsOr ever tends to ignoreInstead loves and caresEven his worst failuresAnd moments of chagrinWith a humble heartDuring all his life. 20,931 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Gentleman Swami VivekanandaWhile staying in the United StatesWas once walking downThrough a street in ChicagoClad in untailored saffron clothes,A lady raised apprehensionWith her fellow kinsIf he was a gentleman. The Swami overhearingHer unsolicited remarksSlowly walked up to herSought an excuse to tell her –While in her countryThe tailor makes a gentlemanBut in his countryIt’s the character […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Faces He has several faces… One face is whatHe shows to family and friendsThe other face is whatHe keeps for the worldYet another one is whatHe seldom opens to anyone And irony is that…The last one is the truest reflectionOf what person he actually is! Image (c) GettyImages 21,310 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 17, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dynamite A self-centric approachAnd years of sicknessHave rendered herSo irritable and impatient… That even the slightestArgument or provocationFrom the people aroundIgnites her furiously… She explodes like dynamiteBeyond logic or rationaleVitiating goodwill and bonhomieIn the surroundingsFor weeks and days. 21,412 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Doppelganger Among many lessonsThat my life taught meThe most precious oneBeing to learn and tryTo be happy and contentedIn my own solitudeIrrespective of situation… Where I erred wasThat my solitude hadA doppelganger too –The wretched ‘loneliness’Ever tricky and eagerTo drop in camouflagedWith the cruel agendaOf unsolicited anxiety and pain. 21,516 total views Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Diana Nyad She achieved an incredible featAt the fairly advanced age of sixty-fourBy crossing ‘The Straits of Florida’From Havana to Florida, Key West. Skeptics by sheer temperamentWould always find reasonsTo question or raise doubtsOn such a milestone achievement. Why can’t people simply takeThis feat at its face valueTo derive inspiration for all –That we should never ever give upAnd […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Darvesh Life has given him everything…A family, name, fame and moneyWith no dearth of happiness aroundIn the context of worldly possessions Yet with a deep sense of indifferenceAnd melancholy in his heart and mindHe has the body of an accomplished manAnd the soul of a Darvesh. 21,609 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Dapper Ever neat, tidy and stylishEnvied for his dress sense,He gives a real dapper look 21,328 total views, 2 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 16, 2020October 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Condolence Folks give priority to attend a funeralBe it somebody’s cremation or burialThey are so liberal in their condolenceIn saying generous words for the gone. But I find it quite odd and paradoxicalCeremonious send off after one’s goneSo much admiration at occasion of lossThey could do when the person is alive. 2,250 total views, 4 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan: Part LXXV Pilgrimage-I Nearly all communities and religions in the world attach significance to places which have some connection with any worldly or supernatural act(s) or event(s) of the divine (God) or His messenger(s); the birth, enlightenment or death of founder and saints; sites of the spiritual calling or awakening; supposedly a dwelling or living place of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 31, 2022November 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gulmohar Again In a life dull and forlornOwing to devastation and fearCaused by the alien coronavirusAs I venture out after weeksFrom my humble yet safe homeIn this rather isolated yet sheltered lane… Oh! It’s the month of May againThe time for Gulmohar to go greenAnd blooming full swing againIn the lane flanked by umpteenGulmohars forming a canopy […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2021November 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Whose God is This Anyway? God (Brahman) is the highest... Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh February 24, 2021March 22, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ज्यों-ज्यों बूड़ो श्याम रंग बसन्त विहार कालोनी की परंपरानुसार... Written by Gita Singh February 22, 2021September 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked