Narenderpal Singh As A Poet

Narenderpal Singh is first a Punjabi writer, A novelist, a short story writer and one of assorted matters Then a poet in English too, An editor of Byword, A diplomat, a soldier, a traveller, He is a retired colonel as well as an embassy-man, Who had been to various parts of the world As per his assignment. As a poet, one of Zero Hour,1986 and Crossroads,1991, Published from Writers Workshop, Calcutta, He tells of his sense of beauty, Tours and visits, Representation of India, Feeling fine among the European citizens, A poet of simple love, wit, affection, Humour, sympathy and beauty. Narenderpal Singh as a poet speaks out clearly What it is in his mind, in his heart, A poet simple and humanistic, The writer as a visitor Visiting the world and feeling within, The places of natural beauty and worth, Telling about foreign cultures and climes With an aesthetic sense of his own. His love poems set against a foreign background Have a beauty of their own, With the images of foreigner girls Saying with the folded hands strangely, Namaste India, Yea, the maidens and citizens From far, across the shores And he touring and traveling To see and mark into.