Category Archives: musings

Write down your story, just for you Write without a filter, write what is true For your eyes only, if you don’t want the world to find The painful thoughts buried deep in your mind Feel the friction of pen on paper, as you reflect On your life, examine it from every aspect Write withoutContinue reading “Write to Heal”

The urge to share your achievements, however small On social media is real, into the trap you fall Of blowing your own bugle, gaining visibility What did you achieve if the world did not see The hashtags reflecting humility and gratitude Contrary to your “let me show off a bit” attitude.. When you finally convinceContinue reading “#accomplishment #blessed”

To think for myself some days seems hard enough To try to predict what others might say is tough Most of us growing up have heard variations Of “what would people say”- the contemplation Of this question is important before making a move I don’t know why the world needs to approve Of every stepContinue reading “What people say”

Please don’t tell me my dreams are impossible Please don’t tell me that I am flying high If you appreciated your son dreaming big Let me too soar high in the sky.. * Please do not tell me that my life should be spent In service of others, a martyr I don’t have to beContinue reading “A request from women”

We stand on the backbones Of thousands of women who walked alone Carving new paths where existed none We build on the work that has been done By fearless women who fought A patriarchal society that was not Willing to let them soar high We have borrowed their wings in order to fly * WeContinue reading “Women look up to women…”

Sometimes work expands to fill Every available corner of your life, and still Tries to stretch you out, to the maximum extent These are times when you come to resent The work that you otherwise love to do Work morphs into a noose around you That seems to tighten when you resist It is asContinue reading “Work…and leisure”

(Poem imagining a Syrian refugee affected by the earthquake Feb 2023) I had mistakenly thought a piece of earth was mine I had deluded myself in thinking life was fine As a refugee displaced by war, I had finally found A roof over my head, a place safe and sound That could house my family,Continue reading “When the walls of my life caved in”

When I miss home… * Continents and oceans separate me From my motherland, it’s not easy To pack my bags and fly home at The mere drop of Nostalgia’s hat.. * I head to my kitchen where the pantry Has Indian spices in plenty I cook an aromatic meal and the fragrance Satisfies for homeContinue reading “Nostalgic”

There are many ideas floating in my mind If only somehow time I could find To catch, arrange and consolidate Them into a meaningful coherent state String them into words in such a way That they reveal what I really want to say Experience a cathartic release Of pent-up emotions, let my vexation cease ShowContinue reading “All those bright ideas…”

Dear Lady, Just give yourself some grace Amid all the challenges you face You are doing remarkably well Pat yourself on the back, do not dwell On things that are imperfect Reframe to see the positive aspect Of your life, multifaceted indeed While juggling multiple tasks you don’t need To be demoralized by what isContinue reading “To the Lady Juggling it All…”

Something has changed in the world; I don’t know why The earth has shifted underneath the sky The pandemic is over but its aftermath is not A better world, contrary to what we had thought The old world order, business as it used to be Has changed in the last three years completely The abundanceContinue reading “#covidchangedeverything”

I received an email whose subject caught my eye It asked “Are you stupid busy?”; and I wouldn’t lie The verbiage of the question seemed insulting to me Used as I was to equating busy-ness with productivity Then I realized that there was more than a grain Of truth in the phrase, I actually doContinue reading “Busy? Stupid or Smart?”