Author Archives: Docpoet

A writing retreat sounds like a wonderful opportunity To get away from the grind, away from the cacophony Of daily life to a tranquil and picturesque place Where immersed in the lap of nature, you slow down your pace Let yourself by your surroundings be inspired Get your creative juices flowing, get your imagination firedContinue reading “Writing Retreat”

(This is an odd one- I asked my son to give me an idea for a poem and he asked me to write one from the perspective of a tree) If I were a plant I would need to be Extremely ingenious to compensate for my lack of mobility Sophisticated communication strategies I would haveContinue reading “If I were a tree”

Aching muscles, creaking joints, the annoying inability To stay up past midnight, the easy fatiguability Those lapses in memory, barely perceptible but still there The creeping pounds, rising blood pressure, and greying hair All declaring the march of time incessant You know your body is growing senescent * Confidence in your skill-set, and a senseContinue reading “Senescence”

I always thought life-changing moments would Announce themselves with a bang as they should They would propel me higher or deliver a blow But the impact would be powerful enough for everyone to know.. * The older I get, the more I realize Life-changing moments tend to take me by surprise Catching up to meContinue reading “Life changes not with a bang but a whimper”

A thousand odd pieces of my heart Poured on paper, each poem a part Of my soul, my being, my existence A reflection of my life’s experience Emotions from a snapshot in time preserved My poems have over the years served To memorialize my thoughts most ardent To be a medium through which I commentContinue reading “A thousand verses under the sun”

I am bothered by this increasing pervasive narrative That we are being poisoned by the environment in which we live Plastics, microplastics, heavy metals, endocrine disrupters are everywhere We must be extremely cautious and aware Of the toxins around us that are making us sick Only organic, purified, cruelty-free and natural ingredients we should pickContinue reading “We are being poisoned!”

Most of the time I am like an open book My emotions are reflected in how I look I share too much, wear my heart on my sleeve I call a spade a spade, and tell people what I believe The consequences are not always pleasant I spill too many secrets in the heat ofContinue reading “I share too much….”

I read that our planet is literally getting cooked Climate change has never as bleak looked As it does now, the temperatures soaring in the stratosphere Heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes to stay are here.. Last year broke records in terms of heat This year temperatures are poised to beat Those from 2023, what else isContinue reading “Earth is getting cooked..”

I look at my child wistfully, wishing that he Would be interested in or excel at a particular activity Like every parent, I want him to have a future bright I want him to do everything considered “right” And then I remind myself- he is his own person indeed To expect something from him isContinue reading “You don’t have to fulfill my dreams”

Each time I sit down and drift Into a daydream, I feel a shift In my perception when I come back To the real world, I notice I lack The otherwise omnipresent sense of urgency I feel I’ve developed complacency Though the feeling is transient, and soon I find Productivity anxiety creeping up in myContinue reading “Daydreaming”

(And many thanks to those who give feedback!) It would be nice if I could express myself well If my story in a more compelling manner I could tell But I fumble for words, and cannot quite get The right expression for the desired effect What I say does not come across the way IContinue reading “Feedback is Essential!”

I’ve seen people in powerful positions occupy As much space in a room as they can, they try To make their presence felt in such a way That others retreat and don’t have much left to say * At the other extreme I seem to lie To occupy as little space as I can, IContinue reading “Take up space”