poetry

1st October 2023. 1 min read

In times of trouble

Don’t let your anger or fear bubble

Keep your wits around you

Let not your anxiety stew

It’s not the money that you amass

Nor the beauty that you possess

But when beset with stress

It’s the ability to decompress

That’s the mark of maturity

Only you will find in you, an inner security

For the true winner can keep his calm

And nothing can cause him alarm

Instead he looks for hints of light

That would make his choices bright

He tackles smoothly any calamity

And alleviate even overcome his adversity

But the true winner has one more trait

He never fail to smile through it

His coolness makes others wonder

Does he ever ever flounder?

22nd Sept 2023. 1 min read

Photo by Han Wee at Desaru Beach

It could be at Robinson Crusoe’s Island

Except it is not

We thought that we need to go to some distant, famous place with a pristine sea

But this is a 2 hours drive from home

Often one does not look in one’s backyard

Where the gem lies

Often we think that the greener pasture is far far away

But there it lies within our reach

It is so with ourselves

We admire others’ talents

When we are unique, each in our own way

One just need to look within for your latent gift

Excavate, evaluate and expand

And be amazed at yourself

For you are the Pristine Sea.

18th Sept 23. 1 min read

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash

The lush green in sight

Makes my spirit calm and bright

Everything feels right

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Features of a Haiku poem;

1 There are no more than 17 syllables.

2 Haiku is composed of only 3 lines.

3 Typically, first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third has 5 syllables.

4 It is a short, unrhymed poem.

5 A Moment in time, an enlightenment

1st Sept 2023 1 min read

By chance, my friend and I were looking through some old photos

Memories flooded back

A picture of grim me

Unsmiling, pensive, and almost suspicious in all the shots

Of the unspoken requirements to attain excellent grades, social skills, and extracurricular activities

Of which I scored none

Pressured by the confusion of growing up, the need for good grades, competition, and expectations of societal mores

I drifted almost precariously

But by the luck of the times and quiet dreams

And as Providence would have it

I entered the course of my liking

By the skin of my teeth

The choice influenced by my peers

40 years, I am thankful to be in the industry that I have chosen

And I must credit myself for learning to love what I have committed to

To roll with the punches of the changes that were quite remarkable

Today I love my job with its extensive knowledge, amazing tools, and new skills

That is ever-evolving and getting progressive with the times

Dealing a death blow to fear for my patients

And making them more beautiful, confident, and free from pain

Any trade, if you love it and indulge in it, it will love you back

I smile again, yearning for more knowledge and becoming more trusting

In the fact that things just get better and more innovative for mankind

Life is uncertain anyway

But by giving your best, believing in yourself, and staying resolute

It will make your goal attainable and your journey markedly pleasant.

21/8/23. 1 min read

To make a friend stay

Let one feel cosy always

Time will be worthwhile

• **a Senryu poem is a three- lines unrhymed Japanese poem with a 5–7–5 syllable pattern related to human nature and its weaknesses.

20th August 2023. 1 min read

Not something that I have heard of from my era

Nor did I witnessed it in my parents’ time

Self love is self care

After a seemingly unending battles with growing up angst

Struggles with studies to find a place in the working world

Then dealing with work expectations, results and ambitions

Navigating a relationship to bring it to fruition

Meeting Children’s and spouse’s needs and demands

Fulfilling duo family’s expectations and responsibilities

Finally in my senior years, a time to focus on my goals to be fulfilled and happy

To achieve my long awaited dreams

What were they?

To restart, leave out those that were attained thus far

And strive to achieve what are still achievable

Like having the blessings of pink health

Like attaining the dreams I had yearned but had no time for

Like the specific goals that were left on the back burner

I now have time for them

Life’s thrilling journey beckons once more and seems almost infinite.