Author Archives: Docpoet

I just learnt that there is a Japanese word for what I often do- I buy books but do not read them- it is called “Tsundoku” Books that I have bought languish in my bookcase I leave them for a time when I might have to face The inability to borrow books from the libraryContinue reading “Tsundoku”

Mother’s day rolls around and I dread My child bringing me breakfast in bed It is a sweet gesture and I should be thrilled But the actual execution leaves me filled With anxiety at the messiness that comes with it Clearly in the traditional mold I do not fit * First of all, I haveContinue reading “Mother’s Day Tradition”

As an avid reader, the length of a book rarely intimidates me But there is one thing I do not like to see And that is a lengthy preface, especially one that is not Included in the total page count, if there is a lot That the writer wants to say, in my opinion itContinue reading “No Long Preface..”

Carrying designer labels and showcasing luxury brands is supposed to be Of having made it in the world, the epitome To get a one of its kind piece designed With the specific customer in mind Is of their purchasing power a demonstration Few of us make it to that rarefied destination The rest of usContinue reading “One of a Kind”

I spent a hundred hours avoiding what would in the end Take me three hours to complete, I can pretend That those hours were spent in preparing for the work that I did eventually But that would be an exaggeration, if not a blatant lie, you see I was just procrastinating out of fear IContinue reading “Procrastinating..”

I wish along with my poems I had scribbled footnotes So that I could rediscover why I wrote The lines that I did, months and years ago What was I thinking at the time, I want to know Was I amused by something, was I angry or irked I would like to remember how IContinue reading “Footnotes”

As a child in the 80s and 90s it was a matter of prestige and pride To be up-to-date on current affairs worldwide To reading the newspaper daily, there was a snob value Learning about conflicts, regime changes and disasters was the smart thing to do The 24 hour news cycle was not yet theContinue reading “Daily News”

A heartwarming story of conservation I just came across In a world where biodiversity is facing accelerated loss A tribe from the Pacific Northwest is using their skills and ingenuity To save Chinook salmons from being lost in perpetuity * The Stillaguamish Tribe from the state of Washington Have been buying riverfront farmland on theirContinue reading “A Tale of Conservation”

I came across a piece of advice the other day- Do your work at half your normal speed- it did say I read this on a day when I had been propelled By a sense of urgency greater than usual, I felt compelled To give this strategy a try at work the following day IContinue reading “Slow Down”

An introvert, a dreamer and a reader I’ve always been The world through a lens of elegant similes and clever metaphors I have seen So it was perhaps a natural progression for me When I began to put my thoughts to paper, as poetry * I distinctly remember how it started over a decade agoContinue reading “My Poet Origin Story”

Quality over quantity-this dictum was emphasized Throughout my formative years, but I have realized That I find it difficult to improve the quality of my work without Increasing the quantity- therefore I go about Increasing the numerical value of things that I do By doing more of something, I improve its quality too * QuantityContinue reading “Quantity before Quality”

The worst thing about writing daily, I read somewhere Is that you find out what you really think, you become aware Of the thoughts that float frequently through your mind You understand why in certain directions you are inclined * On delving deeper into my writing, I realized that there are themes recurrent That featureContinue reading “My Thoughts in Words..”