There are times
When my mind is in idle mode
Thoughts are floating peacefully
Ideas hibernating, in a hazy atmosphere
Then there are other instances
When a frenzy of activity occurs
Too many ideas are simultaneously generated
Thinking power divided between each
Like a computer overloaded
Too many tabs opened, the annoying delays
The throbber*, indicating waiting for response
Perhaps it needs to unplug and go to sleep mode!
(* Throbber is the icon we see when an app or program is being loaded!)


Written for RXC, PROMPT #209 hosted by Reena
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I can relate!
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Thanks VJ. ๐๐ผ
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Welcome
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Ah, I love your poem. So true. I can totally relate!
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Many thanks Suzette. โค๏ธ
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Always a pleasure๐
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That is a perfect analogy, sadje. I love this one! So relatable.
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Thank you so much Shruthi.
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We actually think better after switching off for a while.
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Very much so. Thanks
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Overcrowding ….by Sadje
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Many thanks my friend
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I can totally relate. I’ve recently taken to short meditation techniques to help me to switch off. It’s easier said than done sometimes though. Thank you. ๐
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Switching off is difficult, specially with so much stimulation to our senses. But in the long term this is very much a valuable skill.
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Thought provoking poem,Sadje! Really thinking power is divided between many ideas ๐๐
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It is specially nowadays with the sensory overload many of us experience. Thanks
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What a fantastic take, Sadje. I always know when my brain has too many tabs open, which happens often, as it mirrors the tabs on my computer! ๐ Wonderful poem, my friend; oh, and yes, sleep mode is definitely need during those times…
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Yes, a break from thinking helps us recover from the sluggishness. Thanks
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Indeed, and agreed. Welcome.
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I like this! It seems that happens a lot. So that’s what that spinning thing is called! haha ๐
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Thanks Barbara. Yup, I googled it.
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This is all too familiar of an experience
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Indeed Lauren! We all have been there.
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My brains on automatic pilot today. ๐
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Thatโs true for me too many days. But then when I donโt remember what I did at the end of the day
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Switching off really works. Excellent take.
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Yes, it does. Thanks Indira. ๐๐ผ
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Welcome, dear.
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I’m guilty with this. I’m so used to “multi-tasking” that I have to remind myself at times I don’t need to do it all the time.
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Multitasking is exhausting at time.
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So true
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I learned a word todayโThrobber! Thanks for keeping me young since they say you donโt really start getting old till you stop learning ๐
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Youโre welcome Dee. I learned it too.
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Well said Sadje…so relatable to many of us:)
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Thanks a lot Radhika. It sure is for people nowadays. I canโt imagine my grandma complaining of this.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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I can relate to your words.
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Thanks Patricia.
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This! This is exactly how I have been feeling here latelyโฆ trying to explain it just makes it worse. It feels like it doesnโt make senseโฆ. I love this!
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Thanks a lot Sandy. You arenโt alone.
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As flowers are woven in the garland , your poetry are woven with words of opposite size and shape . Flow of words appear to be too rhythmic not in sound but in thoughts . As if many many tabs of computer are open at a time , while computer is overcrowded . But no need to unplug and go to sleep at this moment at all . I personally feel and think that a few of loaded parts be removed instantly in case of computer . And in case of mind it could better be done through meditation ( process of evacuation ) . So that the process of your poetry writing could go on . Thanks !
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Thanks Arbind! Youโve expressed yourself so eloquently and beautifully.
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Thanks !
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So relatable. Reboot or power off to recharge is good advice. Love it!
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Thanks a lot my friend
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๐๐พ welcome my friend.
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Ha! Throbber! I’ve never heard that term. lol ๐
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I learned it while writing this post.
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Too many tabs open… LOL! Too true!
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Itโs the situation most of the time.
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We can sure relate! Well done, Sadje.
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Thanks ๐๐ผ
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