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An introduction to the poetry of Jenelle Jindal, MD
14 poems
If you are new to these poems, begin here. This selection spans the range of the work—from the hush of a grove to the buzz of a hospital door, from the sweetness of a cake to the resolve it takes to keep climbing. Read them in order for a journey that mirrors the one Dr. Jindal walks daily: between the clinical and the contemplative, between noticing the world and deciding what to do about it.
I took a breath
A single breath as pivot point. Pause unlocks perception -- beauty was there all along.
We do not know
Departure's timing left unknown. What remains is a single, unqualified "now."
My nose it smells
Gratitude addressed directly to a tree. The senses grounded in morning air and personification.
With A Stethoscope
A haiku bridging medicine and music. The stethoscope becomes an instrument.
Hello
Apostrophe to a dessert. Delight stripped down to its simplest, most direct form.
The Trail Turned
A trail dissolves and takes fear with it. The unknown becomes relief, not threat.
Brick by brick
Construction as metaphor for persistence. Height earned through deliberation, not haste.
I walked into
Minimalism as method. Silence and shade are the grove's only offerings -- and they are enough.
In rising every
Repetition redefines strength. The fall is not the opposite of rising -- it is the condition for it.
Pen met paper
Personification of pen and paper as lovers. The writing act recast as sudden romance.
The raven caws
Haiku-like compression set in Yosemite winter. A raven's breath melts the landscape in three images.
The Words I Write
Writing as channel, not autobiography. The individual voice opens into collective humanity.
One life we have
Carpe diem in its most compressed form. Urgency without panic, finality without dread.
Stop
Presence as imperative. The unrepeatable moment demands full attention, right now.