Category Archives: musings

NaBloPoMo 2021 Water your grass but do not compare With the grass in your neighbor’s yard, beware Greener it would always appear And you would always live with the fear That you are not doing something right As long as you keep the neighbor’s yard in sight * You thought with your life you wereContinue reading “Green grass”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I’ve had a long day, now what do I do? I am exhausted, with a short fuse too I think I have no brain power left to spend I am sure I have no energy left to expend On any activity remotely classified as productive The idea of snoozing on my couch isContinue reading “Sleep vs. stimulation”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I cannot help but feel, to some extent, helpless In the face of your aggressive disease process Since you were afflicted all of a sudden You hope for recovery, the full scope of the illness hidden From your eyes, and your comprehension You don’t get sick easily, so you envision A short courseContinue reading “Can I cure you?”

NaBloPoMo 2021 This poem is a humble attempt to give a voice to millions of people living with autoimmune illnesses. There is so much more I wanted to say, but for now this is all I have. That time when I felt normal, completely alive Seems a memory distant, I’d have to take a deepContinue reading “Attacked by my body”

NaBloPoMo 2021 To give thanks is an expression with meaning profound To take nothing for granted, to be grateful for the abundance around To remind ourselves of our good fortune Because from adversity none of us is immune To rejoice with family, in collective gratitude For the warmth of relationships, celebrated with food To remindContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I see beauty profound Fiery fall colors abound The vista that induces rapture I wish to permanently capture So I try to take pictures from angles different Make videos to preserve the moment Even wax poetic about how I feel The impact of the scenery on my senses I want to seal *Continue reading “What did I see?”

NaBloPoMo 2021 Increasing excitement of anticipation As we approach the destination Carefully planned, down to the last detail (Because the best laid plans can fail) We expect a vista of unparalleled beauty When finally the advertised place we get to see After all, millions of visitors go there Millions of instagram pictures they share ThatContinue reading “Touristy..”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I wish years ago I had a crystal ball When, young and audacious, I heeded the call Of adventure- I wanted to explore Therefore I left my homeland’s shore To settle in a new country, lured by The promise of freedom, the hope of flying high Backed by the unwavering support always OfContinue reading “An Immigrant’s Dilemma”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I want to love the things I possess They stand as testaments to my success To work hard and earn, every day I strive I’m grateful to the powers above that I thrive I know that I have more than enough Yet I feel compelled to buy more stuff As new and shinyContinue reading “Stuff”

NaBloPoMo 2021 When life throws you down, for an anchor you search Sometimes help arrives, sometimes you are left in the lurch Then that anchor you have to conjure Somehow, out of thin air, you have to ensure That a way to pull yourself up you find Create a fictional anchor in your mind PretendContinue reading “I pick me up”

NaBloPoMo 2021 Where is home, I wonder again? The walls I grew up in no longer remain The world I left behind has been Transformed, everything here I’ve never seen The sky is less clear, the river more muddy I jostle my brain as the landscape I study High-rise buildings familiar landmarks hide If theyContinue reading “The Taste of Home”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I read somewhere that about one in five healthcare workers has left medicine since the pandemic started. This is a poem highlighting the predicament of someone who is thinking about quitting. Who would I be if this I could not do My sense of identity draws heavily on it too Where would IContinue reading “Should I Quit?”