Poem Beyod Worldly Relations In life it happens only onceYou truly come across someoneWho completely mesmerizes youAnd turns your world around… You share with one all achievementsWithout a sense of pride or competitionAnd you share with one all failuresWithout a sense of guilt or shame… You share your goals for the futureDreams that may never come trueYou share hopes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Befriend and Love One can’t really choose eitherYet given a choiceWhat would you vote forTo befriend and loveOr love and be friend! Have a look aroundYou may find manyWho were friends in loveAnd lived happily ever after. But I met this manWho loved and became friendIn consequenceFor the material worldHe remained an accomplishedProfessional and leaderBut in the spiritual […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Attitude Matters Once a wise man said –Sceptics don’t ever contribute,Cynics don’t ever createAnd doubters don’t ever achieveIt’s due to –Their negative upbringing At the home, In the school And surroundings. On the contraryA person with positive attitudeCreates wondersIn respective arenaIn achieving targets and goalsBesides self acceptability At the home, In the organization And society at large. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Artisan In one of those hectic toursI met this artisanAt only thirty fiveHe looked nearly beatenWrinkled face, sunken cheeksAnd wispy frameHailing from a communityNot only marginalizedBut also stigmatizedIn a far flung countryside. But glow on his faceHis expression and toneRings confidentDevoid of that lamentHis clansmen in vicinity haveHe works daily for long hoursWith a grit and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Anatomy of Heart People store their dreams in eyesAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Eyes glow and blink with perceptionsOf the changing colors and emotionsBut the dreams often not come trueMay shatter and roll down with tears. People store their dreams in heartAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Vagaries of colors and emotions playAnd dreams may still not come trueYet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Awry During all these yearsWith hard work and endeavourHe earned and accomplishedName, fame and good health…In short, everything in lifeNeeded for a graceful livingThat a man or woman aspires for Yet he thinks, it isClumsy, wrong and sadWith too many demons inside,They keep constantly hauntingDepriving him of peace.Yes, without her in lifeSomething is awry, very very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aging Gracefully Mark Twain once observedWhen your friends beginTo flatter you onHow young you lookIt’s a sure signYou are getting old… Women try looking youngerUsing available artificial meansMen often make a statementThat age is a state of mindAnd so often resort to adventure,Mountaineering and hard sports. Aging gracefully is so coolCan’t people stop worryingAbout the anxieties of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adversity Adversity in our lifeIn a way it bringsImmense benefit to usBecause it often ushers inSobriety to persona and mind… And in such an eventWe are able to haveA much clearer visionOf the worldly orderLike a storm purifies the air. 19,754 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adaptation Confucius stated it onceAs the water shapesItself to the vesselThat contains it,So a wise man adaptsHimself to the circumstances. Blaming circumstancesOr people in the surroundingsFor our misfortune or miseriesSeldom yields any tangible results,Instead a positive mindsetFaith, hope and courageWith the willingness to adaptLeads to often miraculous outcomesEven in most adverse circumstances. 19,882 total views, 29 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Your Choice How You Take Life I have known this gentleman for a very long period through almost our entire professional life of more than thirty years. Only recently he superannuated after more than thirtyfive years service as a senior ranking official in the Government. While in service, I recall whenever we met I mostly found him unhappy with the people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 9, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Autumn Tale Little Rio was thrilled to watchWow! What a fantastic scene…! All the leaves turning their ownGold, orange, red, purple, brownBut the fun and thrill turned intoA mood that was gloomy and sadWhen he discovered that the leavesWere dying only to fall on the ground. Grandpa spoke in a soothing toneDo not get upset and sad […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आसन्न सपने आते हैं मुझे भयावह से डरावने देखता हूँ दृश्य-कल्पित खुली-खुली आँखों से सूखे-सूखे रूखे-रूखे विशाल जंगल मुरझाए वृक्षों पर अधचिपकी सी खुरदुरी छाल ठूंठ-मूक खड़े अकेले झुंड में बिन बहार स्थिर स्पंदनहीन विवश सहने नियति के प्रहार. देखे हैं मैंने जहाँ होते थे कभी जीवन से भरे रंग-बिरंगे हरे-हरे झूमते-नाचते लहलहाते-खिलखिलाते गीत गाते खुशबू बिखराते झुंड वृक्षों के गूँथे हुए सामीप्य के चुंबन में बतियाते-टकराते आपस […] Written by Santosh K Nema September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disintegration Editor’s Choice How many know, our own lifeBecomes contented and blissfulWhile we look at people & thingsDispassionately with all fairness Conversely, when we start lookingAt the things with a coloured visionMore than affecting people aroundIt leads to our own disintegration Morally and materiallyAlbeit slowly but surely. 1,083 total views, 53 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Instinct Editor’s Choice Life taught him so many lessonsOf this, the most amazing being… His instinct and attribute: Of a plenty courage and enduranceTo sport laugh and smile on his lipsWhile losing the dearest one adored And following the loss… Even more nerve and forbearanceTo keep still laughing and get goingWith the purpose and mission in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 29, 2024August 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
चक्रवात दरिया बीच एक दिन, सहसा उठा चक्रवात।जो थे मझधार मौजों पे, उन्हें न लगा आघात।।जो खड़े साहिल पे थे, डूबे मस्ती में दिन रात।पल में प्रलय होने लगा, डूबने लगे हाथो हाथ।। जो चल रहे थे वो बच गए, कुशल रास्ता खोकर।जो खड़े थे वो फना हो गए, खड़े ही खाकर ठोकर ।।जो मझधार में […] Written by Surata Ram August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Autumn Tale Little Rio was thrilled to watchWow! What a fantastic scene…! All the leaves turning their ownGold, orange, red, purple, brownBut the fun and thrill turned intoA mood that was gloomy and sadWhen he discovered that the leavesWere dying only to fall on the ground. Grandpa spoke in a soothing toneDo not get upset and sad […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आसन्न सपने आते हैं मुझे भयावह से डरावने देखता हूँ दृश्य-कल्पित खुली-खुली आँखों से सूखे-सूखे रूखे-रूखे विशाल जंगल मुरझाए वृक्षों पर अधचिपकी सी खुरदुरी छाल ठूंठ-मूक खड़े अकेले झुंड में बिन बहार स्थिर स्पंदनहीन विवश सहने नियति के प्रहार. देखे हैं मैंने जहाँ होते थे कभी जीवन से भरे रंग-बिरंगे हरे-हरे झूमते-नाचते लहलहाते-खिलखिलाते गीत गाते खुशबू बिखराते झुंड वृक्षों के गूँथे हुए सामीप्य के चुंबन में बतियाते-टकराते आपस […] Written by Santosh K Nema September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disintegration Editor’s Choice How many know, our own lifeBecomes contented and blissfulWhile we look at people & thingsDispassionately with all fairness Conversely, when we start lookingAt the things with a coloured visionMore than affecting people aroundIt leads to our own disintegration Morally and materiallyAlbeit slowly but surely. 1,083 total views, 53 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 1, 2024September 1, 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