Category Archives: musings

I straddle between two worlds, sometimes I get tired Of switching from one to the other, from inherent to acquired I don’t belong to either one now I am a chameleon changing colors to allow Myself to blend in seamlessly with the crowd It’s difficult to proclaim my identity out loud- A hyphenated identity, aContinue reading “My hyphenated identity as Indian-American”

The otherworldliness of fantasy books Attractive to many readers looks The quintessential fight between evil and good Fits better in a make-believe world than it would In a story set in the real world full of cynicism While in a world full of magic, sorcery and mysticism The writer is unfettered in his craft, heContinue reading “Fantasy… not for me”

Tell me a story in an interesting way Through a series of paintings or photographs that say A lot more than words alone would Tell me a story that is extraordinarily good Through dance and drama, through pantomime or puppetry Narrate a story, in prose or poetry Merge artistic and literary techniques to create AContinue reading “So many ways to tell a story..”

It is stressful to participate in contests Where under pressure you have to give it your best Not all of us can stomach being that competitive Therefore sometimes vicariously we try to live Watching games and contests of various kinds Rooting for the teams and contestants, we find Our stress levels rising in nervous anticipationContinue reading “Vicariously competitive”

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..”