Poem Nirvana If it is…Undiminishing and pure,Tasteless and odourless,Soundless, touchless and colourless,And eternal…Without a beginning and an endEver constant – the SoulIn search of Nirvana. Who experiences then,And what induces…Those carnal desires –Happiness and hope,Peace, comfort and care,Empathy and sympathy,Pity, courage and compassion,Love and affection,Pleasure, lust and sex! Who is victim then,And what incites…Those mortal sufferings –Worry […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 22, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Life is an Epic Life is an epicSome pages are dullOthers are exciting,Some pages transpire gloomOthers have a happy endingSome pages illustrate failureOthers narrate saga of success… But crux of the point isUnless you are inquisitiveAnd willing to turn next pageYou will ever remain cluelessWhat is next in store for you. 21,179 total views, 14 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 21, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Is It True? I wonder whyTrue love storiesBeyond age, space and timeHave to be always so tragic! It reminds meOf the masterpieceO. Henry’s The Last Leaf –“…On the old ivy vine,When the last one fallsI must go, too…” Is it true thatThe union of two loversSignifies the physical realityOf the natural ending of love, too? 21,204 total views, 6 views […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 20, 2020October 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Body and Soul Can a bodyand its soulbe separatedduring life? Spiritual leadersand thinkers say –No, they cannot… So it’s only deathwhen it comeswould take heraway from his life. 21,301 total views, 6 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Beyond Many a time I feelNot to cling so muchTo the past relationshipWhich never materialized. But then I realizeThis is a bond beyondFlesh, bone and bloodSo ethereal and sublime. A physical boundaryCan’t define or curtail itBecause it’s a platonic bondBeyond age, space and time. 21,546 total views, 12 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Atman – The Soul It canNeither be createdNor destroyed… It can’t beCut by a weaponBurnt by fireMoistened by waterOr dried by the air… It’sEternalEverlastingAnd ever-unchanging… It’s the soulWhich all the timeEnlivensGalvanizesMoves and directsOur body, mind and sensesAnd transmigrates..! 21,370 total views, 8 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem And God Created Man At the zenith of creativityWhen God created manOn this green, liveable planetHe had envisionedAll humans as one raceThe landmass as one territoryAnd had also envisagedHumanity as one faith But man became far more innovativeIn dividing and classifying racesBased on the colour of skinIn creating a caste systemOn the ancestry and birthIn creating nationalitiesOn the territorial […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Ascetic Having lived without you in this lifeIn twilight of life, I wish to confideThree things have been very close to my heartWith them I wish another life, however short. I shall be born in the same country againMore than material, for metaphysical gainIt was the Golden Bird once upon a timeIt’s destined to resurrect, repeat […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 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. 2,244 total views, 14 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