Poem A Giant’s Chalice A decade’s patience, coiled in the soilBeneath the hot and humid jungle’s coilOnly then rises high a dark and fluted spireWrapped in a cloak of deep maroon and fireNo pleasant scent to call the golden beeBut the carrion scent of a corpse-like misery. Titan Arum, an amazing awe of the plant lifeThat garners energy for […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Living Riddle With reptilian traits of laying leathery eggsA common aperture for breeding and faecesNo stomach, possesses venomous glandsYet Platypus is a mammal with a furry skinThat produces milk to foster newly bornHas electroreceptors for hunting and navigationWith eyes tightly shut in the riverbed’s siltIt hunts by the spark that the muscles have built. The bill of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Ocean Sovereign In coats of sapphire grey, a colossus of the deepMoves under water, as secrets of the ages sleep.None of the land-born souls can match its girthFor ages, it is the greatest pulse upon the earth. The blue whale swims the ocean whole day longWith a tail so wide and body so large and strongIt’s tongue […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Lavender Cascade The twisted vine that is centuries oldA story that some vintage garden toldWith woody coils and structured mightWisteria clusters bloom in violet lightA silent waterfall that never flowsBut softly sways as the breeze blows. The wild vine is tamed over the yearsOn a sturdy support, so it prospersIts strength is slow, a creeping powerUntil the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Ghost of Mountains At heights where the air is thin and coldThe Ghost of Mountains, brave and boldHimalayan frost is favourite of the canineAlso thrive through alpine and sub-alpine. With s coat of smoke and charcoal ringsWhile perched above where eagles wingWith paws like snowshoes, wide and deepIt’s capable of navigating the crags steep. It cannot roar but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Sea’s Silent Dragon In southern waters, pretty cold and clearNear the Australian shores, it may appearOpen sea’s proficient yet a silent dancerIt gives illusion of afloat seaweed mariner. Among the seaweed and rockweed greenA tiny dragon population could be seenWith the golden exterior and purple linesLeafy sea-dragon hides inside ocean’s vines. It has no scales or claws to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Armored Sentinel On ancient sands with the tides lowAn armoured relic walked from days of yoreWith ten legs scrambling in a rhythmic danceMoving across the sand with a backward glanceAlso ten compound eyes – complex and brightFor finding its way through the day and night. A silent guest and ageless sentinel of shoresThe living fossil as also […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem A Fascinating Living Fossil It belongs to a timeless questWithout losing its own identityAn ancient mariner and silent witnessTo the rise and fall of dinosaursIn true sense, it’s the Titan of DeepIn sapphire caves where the currents rest. A relic of old yet remarkably trueScales like armour of silver and blueDwellers of the “Twilight Zone” of oceanA hollow cord […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem The Symbiotic Grace On the white sand where the currents are warmA sessile titan is anchored away from the stormWhat a velvet mantle in turquoise and grey-goldA beguiling tale of solar light, a partnership hold. The giant clam has survived for millions of yearsWith mastery of disruptive colouration and ironiesIt’s no hunter of shadows and no seeker of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Ur-vogel – A Feathery Enigma A phantom on stone from the limestone bedWith the saurian heart and a feathered headThe creature represents popular missing linksIt bridges the gap between reptiles and birds. Believed to be first to claim the Jurassic airWhat a majestic witness of world once thereDinosaur like features teeth, long tail & clawsThen modern bird like flight wings […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 24, 2026April 24, 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. 892 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. 892 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