Author Archives: Docpoet

English contains around 170,000 words in current use That seems like a rather small number from which to choose Words to describe everything, but a native English speaker knows About 20000 to 35000 words, so there is ample room for one’s vocabulary to grow Only 3000 words make up ninety percent of conversations With 5000Continue reading “Counting Words”

The one habit that each one of us should cultivate Is that of noticing things, before attention dissipates * There is a lot to notice in an ordinary day But we live our lives, wasting our faculties away Without noticing the colors, shapes, smells or sounds Of the varied and unique stimuli around You cannotContinue reading “Notice”

You are running through life at a dizzying pace Not caring where you are going, until life brings you face to face With an adversity that forces you to slam the brakes One sentinel event is all it takes For life as you were leading it to come to a grinding halt And you areContinue reading “The Hard Pivot”

Women dancing with abandon I have always admired To be able to dance I have had the desire But I lack the co-ordination needed to pull off dance moves When I hear a catchy number I still want to groove * By serendipity I found myself as a participant In a group dance, it wasContinue reading “Do I think I can dance?”

The age-old advice is to write about something you know Instead, write about the ideas of which you cannot let go- That one story that begs itself to be written The character in your mind with whom you are smitten The theme that you keep coming back to Write about the topic that has chosenContinue reading “What should I write about?”

I started reading an article that initially appeared Quite interesting, but as I read further, the language seemed weird There were metaphors woven into nearly every sentence In a piece of prose describing an ordinary life experience Words were painstakingly chosen but woefully out of place I labored through the article at a painfully slowContinue reading “Language..”

I feel like I am the only one With a sense of urgency to get things done I’m always running against time, it appears That I would run out of time I fear To accomplish everything that I want to do To maintain a worklife balance too * I keep wondering how others around meContinue reading “A Sense of Urgency”

The urge to scribble in books and printed articles I fight I typically underline or highlight text, in the margins write When I want to retain information, which has already become An uphill battle with advancing age, by measures some But I buy few books, usually I borrow Books from the library, and I cannotContinue reading “Scribbling in the Margins”

There are many thoughts that in my writing I want to express But before shaping them into words I go through the process Of running them through a filter in my mind And if the slightest whiff of controversy I find The thought never gets shaped into anything more Sensitive topics I am trying notContinue reading “Handle (writing) with Care”

Close to ninety percent of the verses that I write Are uninspired, insipid, based on ideas not particularly bright Of all the artwork that I create with expectations high A substantial proportion has glaring flaws, no matter how hard I try Most of my creative work would not pass muster before someone with expertise WithContinue reading “Room for Errors”

I log the books I read on a reading app online I have to review each book added, but it is hard to define How satisfied I feel after completing my read And distill my experience in one to five stars- to review a book adequately I need To describe in detail the effect ofContinue reading “To Review a Book”

In an article offering writers advice in the age of AI The one suggestion amongst several that caught my eye Was to learn how to write humor because AI is not yet proficient At grasping cultural innuendos delivered with a humorous intent The fine line between sarcasm and offense AI cannot see It relies onContinue reading “Writing in Competition with AI”