To withdraw into myself Is an ever-present impulse; I can barely feel these days Only the embers are left; Emotions…
On Losing a Close Companion
A Counsellor at Sparsh Hospice asked me yet again to write a poem addressing those who might have lost their…
Damn Those Med School Days
I should have quit med school After the first year Coming close to it as I did Dreaming of the…
Western Philosophy Not Diverse and Global
Today, the view from, and out of, nowhere is common fare among philosophers when they seek to develop knockout, universal…
Vacation
“Real vacation is a vacation from the mind.”–D. Samarender Reddy
The Chemistry of the Best Friendships
While we may run across potential friends through proximity, shared life stage, or shared interests, there remains a bit of…
Tum Maano Ya Na Maano (Whether You Accept It or Not)
I know most will not buy into this line of thinking and reasoning because most of us are too tied…
Neither Smiling Nor Crying
So far I seem to have traveled That when I survey life on earth I can take neither my head…
Peace
“The way to peace is neither through the mind nor through the heart. The way to peace is by not…
Nature
“Nature constantly keeps fooling us.”–D. Samarender Reddy
