Category Archives: musings

The portal through which my patients can communicate with me Has been overflowing with messages, and I cannot answer each one satisfactorily This is a growing problem that healthcare providers face For AI to get involved, this would theoretically be a good place.. * Recently I had a message from a caregiver who seemed toContinue reading “Thou shalt not let AI impersonate you”

So I heard a segment on the radio about two types of vacation that someone would take One an adventure vacation, and the other a vacation in which they would make Time and space just for reading-albeit at an aesthetic place Away from home, where they would embrace The bliss of reading all day andContinue reading “Reading Vacation”

Some days I worry I am not doing enough I try to increase my efficiency and do more stuff If I spend my time in frivolous pursuits, guilt gnaws at me Time must not be wasted, it is a precious commodity.. * Then there are days when my workload I want to decrease I wantContinue reading “Not enough to Too Much”

Turn off the lights, so that birds can fly obstacle-free Let them not be confused when they see Bright lights shining through skyscraper windows Give them dark skies, let them follow The stars at night, as they are programmed to do Let them complete their flights using natural cues * Migratory birds cover hundreds ofContinue reading “Lights Out”

I have 45678 unread emails languishing in my inbox right now I am scratching my head, wondering how I could allow The accumulation of such a mind-boggling number of e-mails This is just another reminder of how I have failed To control the chaos in my life, I seem to live In a perpetual stateContinue reading “Inbox”

A parcel arrived at my doorstep, quite unexpectedly I smelled it before I saw it and I knew instantly That the package contained mangoes achingly sweet Alphonso mangoes that had ripened in the scorching heat Of parental love, mangoes were the epitome My in-laws had gone to great lengths to send these mangoes to meContinue reading “Mango as a Metaphor”

Tens of lines started, and tens of lines erased Writer’s block has its ugly head raised It has been an hour of staring at a screen But incapable of writing a verse I have been In this past hour, I’ve been desperately trying to find A subject that generates some curiosity in my mind ButContinue reading “Staring at a blank Screen”

In the world that is to come Your most prized possession your attention shall become * There are powerful forces at play Trying to snatch your attention away Each time at your smartphone you glance You give the unscrupulous corporate world a chance To take complete control of your attention Keeping you addicted is theirContinue reading “Your Precious Attention”

(A large data center is being built in the aid region of New Mexico, this is the subject of the poem) The land is parched, the trees are dying The river is mostly sand, its aquifers are drying But the inexorable march of technology continues here A massive data center is being built, inciting fearContinue reading “Who needs water?”

You should not judge a book by its cover, but what about judging a book By its opening line that has the ability to get you hooked A cryptic, odd, bizarre or thought-provoking line Or one that sends a shiver down your spine A line so intriguing that it draws you into the story AContinue reading “Judge by the first line”

When I’m at a loss for ideas, writing prompts I do not use Ideas for my daily writing practice I try to choose From my experiences, or the news stories I read Using a prompt feels like I am trying to spoon-feed The writer in me, by giving it material ready-made I doubt I wouldContinue reading “Writing Prompts”

A subtle nudge the universe seems to be giving me These days, wherever I look, something about morning pages I see * For the uninitiated, morning pages is a daily writing habit where you pour Your stream-of-consciousness thoughts onto three pages every morning before You’ve had a chance to begin your actual day This journalisticContinue reading “Morning Pages- Are they for me?”