Unanticipated Joy

Harry entered the house with a heavy heart and footsteps. He had scored low in his MBA final exam. His mother did not ask any questions. He knew she was building up a strategy to protect him from his father’s angry outburst. She walked into his room with an envelope in hand. “What’s that, Mom?” … Continue reading Unanticipated Joy

#Tanka Tuesday #2: of Mystery and Dreams

Lovely! I like the term ‘abbreviated days’.

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Autumn mystery

colored leaves the last remains

of our summer dreams

these abbreviated days

their accompanying cold

for Kiwinana’s Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge week 70–Mystery and dreams

and Toads’ Tuesday Platform

UPDATE: and for Thotpurge’s Micropoetry Month: Nov 2017 #7

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DEATH OF A GENERALIST

Specialization has its own advantages. But the lack of a SPOC (Single Point of Control) in most organizations delays actions that require a quick response. “Shall check with the concerned, and revert back to you” is the commonest reply. I have received vague replies at EOD or after, to a query raised in the morning, … Continue reading DEATH OF A GENERALIST

Sunset Years

The book I am reading does not interest me, and I decide to put it back on the shelf. Another problem stares at me. I do not know which other book to pick. They have all lost value. I need to shed something to breathe easy. But what should I shed? Trees shed leaves, but … Continue reading Sunset Years