Dr. Archan Mehta
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Poem #1: Marriage Woes
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Sweetheart, I’m sorry for
My wandering eyes.
I wear a thin disguise,
When I return home,
To loving you.
Cupcake, I’m sorry for flirting,
When you’re not around:
For taking our wedding ring
Off my finger,
So that I can be
With younger and prettier women,
In a crowded bar
Not so far
From where I
Know you are.
Honey, don’t you see?
Marriage is not
What it’s cracked up to be:
I need the freedom to see
With my own eyes
I’m sorry for the deceitful lies.
We need to stretch our limbs
And open our lives
To other, like-minded souls
Before we grow too old and weary:
Why, don’t you think, sweetie pie,
That the antidote to love is scary?
So, come with me, my gentle flower,
In this sparkling but lonely hour,
Let the music play on
So both of us can sing along.
Despite our differences,
We can still make
This marriage work:
There is light
At the end of our tunnel.
Forget about
What’s happened in the past,
Our marriage can still last
And overcome any struggle and sorrow:
Love,
We have hope for tomorrow.
Poem #2: I Dream 24/7
I dream 24/7.
Why you could say:
I am a full-time dreamer,
Although I don’t know
How to tie my own shoe-laces
Maybe because I am
Wrapped up in a fantasy world
And the reality is an ugly fact,
Which I have to face daily.
Well, I don’t know about
You, gentle readers,
But I dream about a better world
For all of us,
Who inhabit planet Earth:
A greener world for sure,
Where the ocean meets the land,
And palm trees sway,
Caressed by a gentle breeze.
I see trees everywhere,
And no mean stares
Parked like unwanted and
Unwelcome guests in your home.
In fact, I am happy to be left alone,
Mulling over my own thoughts.
Who cares about reality anyway
When a poet, like yours truly,
Is embraced by eternity?
After all, eternity is
In the here and now,
And eternity is a door,
Which never closes.
Wish upon a star,
For a star is who
You really are:
Eternal and everlasting joy,
Which nobody and
Nothing can ever destroy.
Poem #3: Nature’s Voice
No matter what you do,
No matter where you go,
The whisper of the wind
It caresses your soul.
The voice of nature
Is silent, to be sure,
But nature is sensitive
To your needs:
Nature transcends your earthly needs
And is born to breed
A kind voice
In the imagination of your mind.
How nice to know, finally,
That you are surrounded by
No noise and no distraction,
No pollution and no congestion,
No traffic and no perspiration:
Just Mother Earth is your companion,
Teeming with flowers galore,
Adding value to your unique score.
Yet, it is individual and different:
Every human being is, after all,
Born on a different plane,
Not everything is
About greed, ego, and gain.
That’s what nature’s
Voice reminds us:
Just being is enough,
In the end,
Let the palm trees sway
In the breeze,
And view the
Dancing of the stars,
Be transported to Venus, Neptune, and Mars:
Surrounded by such divine beauty,
It is okay for
You just to be:
Stop looking at your watch.
Instead,
Search deep within your own heart
And you will start to sing
Immortal songs like a Lark!
Bio: Dr. Archan Mehta
Archan Mehta has earned a Ph.D. in Management. Currently, Dr. Mehta is a Consultant and Writer based in India who trains clients in Stress Management through the ancient practice of meditation.
Dr. Mehta’s articles and case studies have been featured in HR Future. HR Future is a leading HR magazine based in South Africa, sourced by prestigious ivy league schools in America (USA) like Harvard and Princeton.
In 1990, Dr. Mehta won a national award for a short story in Onlooker Magazine based in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. The Judge was the late, great Khushwant Singh, India’s celebrated Journalist, Editor, Author, and Columnist.
Dr. Mehta’s works have appeared in numerous publications:
- American Poetry Anthology
- Poets United to Advance the Arts
- The Times of India
- The Indian Express
- Mid-Day
- HR Future, Business Manager
- India Today
- Sportsweek
- The Statesman
- Ahmedabad Mirror
- All India Management Association
- People Matters
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Onlooker
Dr. Mehta is a member of several professional organizations, such as Society for Human Resource Management, Indian Society for Training and Development, Academy of HRD, Rural Marketing Association of India, Ahmedabad Management Association, Human Resource Association of India, Society for Applied Behavioral Sciences, National HRD Network and All India Management Association.
Dr. Mehta likes to stroll outdoors, listen to music, party with close friends, and read in his free time.
Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com or through LinkedIn.
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