Poem The Octopus of Desert Where ancient sands of Namib gleamUnderneath a sun that ends the dreamThis lonely emperor rules the terrainFor two thousand years without a rain. No trunk to climb, no branch to waveIt looks like a low and woody graveJust two lone leaves from birth to old,To brave scorching heat and harsh cold. The fierce Atlantic brings […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Midnight Masquerade A giant shadow moves through rocky densDeep in the dark and chilly northern tidesFrom the Alaskan abysses to distant JapanExtending to the southern tides of Mexico’s spanEight smart arms that reach and slideWild and free, aa a dark secret of the ocean tideCapable of changing their colour, shape, and hueTo hide and prosper in rocks […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Symphony of Symbiosis Born when the deep Earth was still youngWhile the human race was nowhere roamingLichens conquered even the barest stoneIn an ancient symbiotic life, they stood alone. The architecture base provided by a fungusAnd an alga or bacterium for photosynthesisWhile fungus provided shelter and moistureAlga captured sunlight for food manufacture. Be it frozen poles or hot […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Atlantic Salmo Salar A silver flash born in gravel bedsWhere mountainous fresh waters glimmerSpindle-shaped body with bronze parr marksFor speed and camouflage from predatorsInhabitant of cold North Atlantic streamsAs domicile where the young life dreams. In and around Greenland coastal currentsA critical foraging ground of these fishesMapping hundreds of miles from riversThey feed, they grow pretty long and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Silverine of Sargasso In weed-tangled Sargasso Sea, it sees dawn of lifeBorn in alkaline, away from the land and strifeTiny leptocephalus drifts on the current of tideAcross the far and wide ocean, fish hitch a ride. With the pulse of tide, under moon’s eye paleIt rises to the river’s mouth to turn in Glass EelIn fresh green water, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem An Emerald Animalcule It’s a primal spark from life’s early dawnWhere plant and animal lines are drawnNeither a beast nor a bloom, it lives betweenWith the emerald light and predator’s keen. In stagnant waters where sunlight gleamsIt dives through the dark and murky streamsWith emerald guts and a lashing tailA ruby-red eyespot guides it past the veil. A […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Lungfish: Survival Instinct A primordial relic, lungs and gills combinedThe gills of ancestors, often dormant and stillYield to the lung with a desperate willThe Lungfish survives in water and land of a kindIt presents the bridge that the ages have crossedA “connecting link” in the universal nature’s trailWith primitive skeletal fins, lungs and heartThe fish presents a lineage […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amorphous Goblin Unicellular entity within the domainA kingdom where no walls are knownNeither bone nor shell or muscleAlso without a definite structural frameA shape-shifting invisible goblin aboundRather infinite forms can be foundIn fact, a sovereign that knows no bound, It’s akin to amorphous gel, a fluid fireNo muscles are there for the silent strideBut only the pressure […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sentinels of Frozen South Underneath a sky of silver and shifting bluePenguins stand as icons of the absolute iceSurvive on a land where nothing growsAs there is nothing but snow that seldom meltsThey glide through the crystals of frozen whiteWith their rhythmic sway and dance with pride. The wizards of a flightless dance of persistenceWith feathers locked like armour […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Monarch of Gir In vast Gir forests, the golden monarch reignsWith flowing mane and strength in his veinsWhere Teaks stand tall, the shadows stretch thinHe is the golden warrior of the parched ravine. A sturdy chest and claws like the sharpened steelHe hunts with an elegance and strike of silent zealAnd walks in jungle with a velvet, impressive […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
झील कीचड़ की कैद में थी झील की सोई हुई दृष्टि,अब नीलम-दर्पण बनकर जल ने पाई नव सृष्टि।कुमुदिनियों की अरुण हँसी बिखरी है लहरों पर,मानो उषा ने लिख दी हो कविता जल के अंतर। जहाँ जकड़े थे स्वप्न कभी दलदल की बेड़ियों में,वहीं आज जीवन गाता है हरीतिम छेड़ियों में।धुंधलाते क्षितिज से मुक्त हुआ अब यह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Friends That We Were We were friends, separated and built own spheresBeneath the steady laws of the rolling yearsNew identities were anchored to obligate spheresBound by diverse fortunes, duties and highways. The world commands a script for what we areAnd a strict decorum for our unmapped fireBy counting the distance, questioning our lineTo freeze our spirit rendering lesser sanguine. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lake Muddy banks in the lake once hid viewNowadays the waters wake in mirror-blueA blush of lily petals; pink, wild and brightNow bathes within the golden day light. No longer choked by only mud and weedThe lilies breathe here from shadows freedFar beyond, no more the mist-veiled crestsNow, there a lush green vegetation rests. 884 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A timeless Echo Editor’s Pick We never weren’t the friends we wereTime brought a rough change in the weatherThus seized in the tempest’s blinding galeI allowed my inner conscience guide my sail. Something that happened was indeed a phaseA saga in itself and a long-lasting eclipseBut it evaporates now, with so many changesAs the heart doesn’t care about […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Silver Lyre of Gondwana An age-old songsmith from Gondwana’s dawnThrough moist Australian forests stepping onMidst luxuriant ferns and moss, rich clay floorsA Lyrebird weaves the melody that life restores. A silver lyre of feathers proudly crowns its graceWith lacy plumes and fine antennae in spaceThe finest artist of the rich fauna in the forestA hundred wild voices live within […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
झील कीचड़ की कैद में थी झील की सोई हुई दृष्टि,अब नीलम-दर्पण बनकर जल ने पाई नव सृष्टि।कुमुदिनियों की अरुण हँसी बिखरी है लहरों पर,मानो उषा ने लिख दी हो कविता जल के अंतर। जहाँ जकड़े थे स्वप्न कभी दलदल की बेड़ियों में,वहीं आज जीवन गाता है हरीतिम छेड़ियों में।धुंधलाते क्षितिज से मुक्त हुआ अब यह […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Friends That We Were We were friends, separated and built own spheresBeneath the steady laws of the rolling yearsNew identities were anchored to obligate spheresBound by diverse fortunes, duties and highways. The world commands a script for what we areAnd a strict decorum for our unmapped fireBy counting the distance, questioning our lineTo freeze our spirit rendering lesser sanguine. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Lake Muddy banks in the lake once hid viewNowadays the waters wake in mirror-blueA blush of lily petals; pink, wild and brightNow bathes within the golden day light. No longer choked by only mud and weedThe lilies breathe here from shadows freedFar beyond, no more the mist-veiled crestsNow, there a lush green vegetation rests. 884 total […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh June 4, 2026June 4, 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