Poem Poem Only to give another dreamTo my already disillusioned eyesPlease don’t write another poem. Only to raise another hopeTo my already disillusioned heartPlease don’t write another poem. May be under the blue skyIf in our unending journeyDestiny brings us together everThenYou compose daily for me a poem. 20,853 total views, 8 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Peace of Mind Editor’s Choice He was in search of peace,Peace of the mind and soulAs he didn’t have any clueWhere and how to achieveSo he tried it in a matrimonySpent wealth on wine & womenAnd visited some brothels evenMade bid on horses in racecourse Indulged in some sports and cardsWandered in cities and countrysideSought a refuge to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020September 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Overcoming Odds Overcoming oddsAnd moving on aheadThrough failures and lossAt work and relationshipsMay be difficultBut not impossible in life… As an old adage goes –‘What doesn’t kill youMakes you stronger too’So odds or an adversityAlso offers an insight in lifeTo gain strength and maturity. 21,448 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nemesis When he finds herThoughtful and detachedUnable to fathomWhat makes her sadYet his heart sinks,Remains gloomy for days. When he finds herCheerful and smilingUnable to fathomWhat makes her chirpyYet his heart warms up,Remains sunny for days. Though met his nemesis,He is still unsureWhat is that connects them…!If this was predestinedFrom a former existenceOr it’s her eternal […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Nature Cures When I hear the evil rattlingGhosts of the past come hauntingShadows of my follies leer lurking,That renders me dejected and forlorn… Then for seeking solace in solitudeGetting rid of ghosts of the past,I take recourse to Mother NatureTo be soothed and healed,And put back my soul and sensesIn perfect good health and tune. 21,384 total views, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Make Peace in Life Earth and skyAppear to meetAt infinite horizon…Do they really meet ever? In the desertA mirage appearsGiving a hope of oasis…Is there really some water? Dream and realityAppear to materializeYet like two parallel lines…Do they really unite ever? Likewise, in this universeWe have no control overUnion and separationHope and desperationVictory and loss, andLife and demise. So […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020August 22, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Innocence RajnigandhaA night blooming plantNicknamed by some‘The fragrance of night’I am so emotionally attached,It’s an antiquity in my life. She is a cute and pretty girlHer looks and demeanourOften remind meOf my reminiscent boyhood past.While in a cheerful moodI asked her onceWhat she knew about Rajnigandha.Her reply was simple and prompt…Rajnigandha! It’s a ‘paan masala’Of a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Immutable An immutable love and admirationHe has for her persona and memoriesEver since her departure and lossHe always keeps her photoClose to his heart. And he has an immutable logicWhile a person is mutableHis mood keeps on swingingAnd emotions often camouflaged,A photo remains immutableNeither it cribs nor complainsNeither it hurts nor it pains… Beyond vagaries of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Illusion O, Dear MoonIn my childhoodYou fascinated and charmed meI was so eager to catch youTo own, play and chat foreverMy mother, a wise woman,She smiled with a reprimandYou can’t, you can’t catch moonIn fact, nobody canShe is there for lightFor path and navigationShe is there for seasonsFor ocean tides, and all… O, Dear MoonAs a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem I do Smile The other day someone complained –I regret the moment you became a friendFact of the matter is you are not our flockYou are not gleeful and you don’t smileEven when we crack our best of jokesIt hurts because others too get uncomfortableAnd apprehensive to have fun and merry time.After all, life is what?Delicious eat, chilled […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 18, 2020October 8, 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. 2,183 total views, 15 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
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