Finally my first entry from my career break! Consider this an update in the form of poetry.

I recently did an exercise where I wrote some poems in a Tanka-like style. A Tanka poem is a Japanese poem that, when written in English, consists of 31 syllables in 5 lines (5-7-5-7-7). These poems contain fewer syllables than that but illustrate my state of mind on several aspects of my life at the moment. Even for me these have several meanings, so interpret them as you see fit. One positive caveat: while these poems reflect some of my inner and outer challenges at the moment, I’m satisfied with my frame of mind at the moment and excited to experience this new creative emergence.

On travel and home

I thought the world
waited for my presence,
but I find
I cannot escape here
or stake my tent here either.

On romance

No love has ever
worthed the chord progressions
In Romantic-
era concertos
or their resolutions.

On my spiritual journey

I am not guru;
neither are you,
wannabe
leader of lost souls.
Neither of us for me.

Always happy to discuss them further!