Author Archives: Docpoet

These days meetings are held both in-person and online Both types of meetings vary substantially in design Virtual meetings more efficient seem It takes only minutes to gather a team From different corners of the world, no travel is required Therefore virtual meetings have universal acceptability acquired * A study on this issue made someContinue reading “Virtual Meetings”

When I see in any part of the world laundry hung out to dry A wave of nostalgia hits me hard, I do not know why The sight of clothes swaying gently from a clothesline In an apartment balcony or in an open courtyard has come to define The essence of the land that IContinue reading “Memory of a Life Left Behind”

I go about life at a hurried pace I feel like there is no space For me to take a pause throughout the day I want to get work done, get tasks out of my way Before I give myself permission to rest If I take a break, my sense of urgency protests.. * ThenContinue reading “The Pace of Life”

She was cooking her signature dish for the family I wondered if there was magic hidden in the recipe Because when she was engrossed in shaping the dough There appeared on her face a beatific glow She was humming a song in a language I did not recognize There was a dreamy, faraway look inContinue reading “Food for Thought..”

I am surprised at my own audacity In trying to create art beyond my capacity When complex inspiration pieces I select Outcomes similar to the originals I cannot expect.. I start drawing with plenty of exuberance Soon thereafter I begin to lose confidence In my ability to complete the artwork but at this stage IContinue reading “Amateur Artist”

My inbox with post-Thanksgiving deals is inundated I wonder how my email account is not yet saturated With offers from every vendor under the sun It is not like a lottery I have won My purchasing power is the same as before I don’t think I can buy shiny baubles anymore.. * Every business bigContinue reading “All the Cyber Monday Deals”

The weekend evaporated even before I could get a whiff of it- I am not sure Of how time slipped out of my hands Why I still feel drained, I do not understand.. * I had lofty plans for rest and rejuvenation And a firm resolve to not indulge in procrastination There was a laundryContinue reading “The Weekend that Evaporated..”

Each time I am about to give feedback I try to take a pause, to gather some tact So that I can balance criticism with praise I have tried to read all about the ways In which feedback should be given effectively But I need a masterclass to understand its complexity * If I doContinue reading “Feedback”

In a world that conspicuous consumption celebrates I am trying my best not to consume but create.. Instead of buying yet another product online I am consciously making an effort to design A life that thrives on creative expression I am trying to switch from my decades-long obsession Of acquiring beautiful objects to creating poetryContinue reading “Create, not consume”

The one message I do not like to receive Is “Thank You”-and before you perceive Me as an antisocial human, please hear me out While expressing gratitude exemplifies politeness, no doubt A “Thank You” message rarely adds value to the conversation But increases message fatigue by adding another notification When this superfluous message shows upContinue reading “Don’t Thank Me”

Don’t judge a book by its cover, but that’s exactly what I do When I am in the library browsing through Bookshelves full of books with covers artfully designed I look at the title, the typography, the layout and if I find All of them appealing, I take the book home with me And nineContinue reading “To Judge a Book by its Cover”

When I read an article, I start with the introduction and end With the conclusion, but when I write I upend The sequence-somewhere in the middle I start During bursts of inspiration, I complete an arbitrary part Of the article, my article gets constructed bit by bit Just as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle IContinue reading “On writing and jigsaw puzzles”