Poem पपीहा भोर हुई, मन दर्पण मानिंद निर्मल और शांत जगा,रात्रि की पूरी निद्रा से, हर कोना हर्षित व नया लगा;पर इस पावन सन्नाटे में, एकाएक ऐसी टीस उठी,एक तीखी कूक से, मानो जैसे अंतर्मन की शांति लुटी। देखा एक पपीहा अपनी विरह-वेदना फिर दोहराता है,जैसे एक सुलगता, अनसुलझा गीत नभ में बिखराता है;“पी कहाँ… पी कहाँ…” […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Papeeha At dawn he wakes up with mind of a crystal graceCompletely refreshed and calm by overnight sleepBut soon nobility and peace of his hallowed spaceIs pierced by shrill & cry that make the spirit weep. Hark – the Papeeha, with its shrill & jagged tongueSings a throbbing, sore number that stays unstrungRepeating its pee-kahan – […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Last Hue He wore then the crimson joy and golden graceReflected in the everlasting glow upon her faceNow vibrant hues have relinquished to the greyWhere once the rainbow danced in light of day. When she wandered past on a faraway journeyShe took away colors leaving behind just destinyNow jinxed he is serving his time in a static […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem O Wayfarer O wayfarer of dust and dawn-lit skiesYour path is defined where destiny liesUpon the jagged path of spur and thornYou walk alone; walk on by trials worn. Although destiny may plot a darker endOn none else could your resolve dependWhile mountains loom or valleys groanYou rise; walk alone with shards of pain. Fate unkind, hopes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Treasure Editor’s Pick Over many decades, the vintage box existed,A silent sentinel in grandma’s personal careFor kith and kin, an enduring mystery unsolvedAn enigma, none other than her could answer. The kin envisioned jewels of royal originOf shimmering diamonds or gold from the pastThey craved for the contents hidden thereinUntil the moment she breathed her very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Onset of Spring Now the winter’s strength is draining away The deciduous trees put on robes of greenMany sprouting shoots greet the nascent dayA vibrant and colourful tapestry is foreseen. The earth is riveting from her quiet sleep,As rainbow flowers bloom bold and bright;The pledge that nature promised to keepNow manifest in floods of glowing light. A cool […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Shadow & Sage I chased a shadow through the shifting lightUntil the time she vanished from my sightLike a fleeting dream dissolving into the nightOr even water seeping through the sand desert. Then there was a sage in wisdom’s heavy gownWho held golden words for valuable talk in townI watched dejectedly as the tower tumbled downHe drifted away […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Portuguese Man o’ War Neither reckon it by a single formNor seek one rhyme in a single partInstead, a choir of countless livesUnited to work for a common quest. It doesn’t have a recognizableHeart, brain, lungs, shell or bonesYet together they become a whole –Like many minds that keep one alive. One part spreads feast beneath the seaThe other […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rafflesia’s Parable No garden soil or forest floor holds its placeAs it rests inside a tree trunk’s quiet spaceIt has no wings to fly across the sky so blueYet it appears to world totally fresh and new. No living roots or green leaves one will findFar from the crowd, it hides away from mindOn the fallen wood […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh July 30, 2026August 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Hollow Drum Editor’s Choice Loud is the drum that echoes inside the empty hall,A restless plea acclaim where hollow shadows fall.He sings off-key to drown unease, unable to nameThen turns every quiet moment into a noisy game. Why burn the garden merely to root out one weed,Also why feed the grand display, the vanity or need?Let our […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Glass Frog Speaks I do not wear any armour on my chestYet Nature opted to write a secret on itLook closely at it, and make no mistakeThe fragile glassiness, you will observe. My body allows the light pass throughWithin it, my organs are on a faint showMy heart may beat in front of your eyesYet my transparency credibly […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Echo Chamber Clown With a lacklustre spirit and hollow of mindA grander delusion is all you will findThe master of bias and completely skewedHe dwells with a reactionary rage in his headEgocentric to the core with a bitter tongueAt the drop of a hat, his insults are flung! Unsolicited words, he screams at the breezeIn his wisdom, it […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 1, 2026August 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आस सूख चुके हैं प्रेमपात्र सब, मदिरा की गागर दे दो भूल चुका हूँ कौन कौन है, विस्मृति का आश्रय दे दो. ईश्वर सबकुछ भूल गया है, कृष्ण नही अब रथ पर हैंसत्य-प्रेम की राहों पर हम, फिर भी काँटे पथ पर हैं. जीवन बंधा-बंधा सा क्यों है, हाहाकार मचा यह क्यों है मानव संबंधों के तलतम में, यह भूकंपी […] Written by Santosh K Nema May 15, 2022November 18, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
आत्मिक लाख समझाने पर भी नहीं समझता आईना मेरा अंदर की टूटती नसें भी उकेर दीं बनाकर उसने दरकती लकीरें वो जो बैठे हैं गहरे दिल में मेरे आईना मेरा उन्हें भी हूबहू दिखाता है. कैसे छिपाऊँ दर्दे-दिल को सामने जब बैरी-मितवा हो ऐसा चुप हूँ मैं, चुप हैं वो, मंजर है खामोशी का यह कैसा. दिल की जिद है रग-रग में […] Written by Santosh K Nema April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
समय मेरा समय चुप है अपनी निष्ठुरता लिए बदल रहा है निरंतर. तुम समय हो मेरे समय जिसने प्यार दिया अनंत डुबोकर किया एकाकार खुशियों से अमृत सुख की स्मृतियों से साँस साँस में चलती अनवरत सामीप्य की अव्यक्त अनुभूतियों से. समय मेरा दूर असंबद्ध सा अबदर्शक सा बन बदल रहा है सहारे तन के मन के तुझसे जो बंधे थे अडिग अटूट […] Written by Santosh K Nema March 3, 2022March 5, 2022 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