Author Archives: Docpoet

I had chosen a piece for inspiration I was going to try my hand at imitation In my mind I had the process laid out I started with a generous dose of self-doubt Wondering if I had overestimated my artistic prowess I should have chosen something less complex * I started drawing, and struggled withContinue reading “Messed-up Art”

Emerging lifestyle trends always give me something to write about The one word that represents what I need without doubt Is “calmcation”- a vacation that focuses entirely On finding that elusive element of tranquility * Not just to escape daily life but to recalibrate To get off the grid in a mountain cabin, rest andContinue reading “Do I want a Calm-cation?”

New words these days are on social media devised A new word that has entered my lexicon (a positive one to my surprise) Is “whimsymaxxing” which means intentionally romanticizing life Curating moments that make magic come alive * How you indulge in this trend without traveling to an exotic place Is by finding novelty inContinue reading “Whimsymaxxing”

Write in blank verse, your poems should not rhyme I’ve heard this repeatedly, but every single time When I start writing words automatically get arranged Into rhyming couplets, and it feels strange To interfere with a process that comes to me After all these years of writing, quite naturally * Rhyming poetry has fallen outContinue reading “To Rhyme or not to Rhyme”

I saw an advertisement inviting poets to participate In a poetry marathon, it piqued my curiosity because of the expected rate Of churning out poems- one per hour for hours twelve or twenty-four It seemed like an impossible feat to accomplish for sure Unless someone had ideas in advance mapped out That anyone would beContinue reading “The Impossible Poetry Marathon”

Why is it that invariably My cherished cup of morning coffee Get cold before the last drop I can savor I want to enjoy the rich aroma, the earthy flavor Of the dark roast coffee I have sourced with care How the coffee goes from steaming hot to lukewarm, I am unaware * Mornings areContinue reading “The coffee gets cold”

Each time I try to read an article in a medical journal I am obligated To prove my humanity, it makes me frustrated To go through an extra click that my cognitive overload increases More patience out of my impatient mind squeezes I have not been reading as much lately, thanks to this step requiredContinue reading “Verify you are human..”

There are many chores that need to be done Begging completion is the work that was this morning begun There is dinner that needs to be prepared and served Despite all these demands on my time, I have not swerved My attention from reading the book I have in hand My relationship with books, youContinue reading “Lost in a Book”

A human brain can keep only four to seven distinct pieces of information In the working memory at any given time, therefore the accumulation Of more bits of information does lead To cognitive overload and diminished mental performance indeed * During my work day, I get bombarded invariably By multiple messages, texts, phone calls, allContinue reading “Cognitive Offloading”

It was mind-boggling for me to learn That my patients with heart failure may lose up to a billion Cardiomyocytes or heart muscle cells It is no wonder then that they do not feel well They have far fewer cells to do the work the heart was supposed to do The remaining cells enlarge andContinue reading “Billions Lost”

What an irony it is that I write to steer myself away From mindless social media scrolling, but often at the end of the day I find myself scrolling frantically on various sites For inspiration, for ideas on what to write My day has been spent at work, and work does not provide Enough ideasContinue reading “Scrolling for Ideas”

To fit available dimensions everything expands This is a truth I’ve come to understand * Work expands to fill time available to you Stuff expands to fill spaces all the way through Waists expand as long as there is food to eat The universe is expanding, proven by evidence concrete * When no limits onContinue reading “Everything Expands”