Boss ordered project,
We worked tails off through night,
-boss said: do over;
Now due at two fiftynine,
Air conditioner broke down.
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Showing posts with label Employment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Employment. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Cruel Cuts
Staffer cuts paper,
From wholes, to halves, to quarters
-upstairs, boss cuts jobs.
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From wholes, to halves, to quarters
-upstairs, boss cuts jobs.
Copyright©2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Murphy's Haiku #58
Staff meeting at nine,
Trolley service running late
-detrained at park street.
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Trolley service running late
-detrained at park street.
Copyright 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NaPoWriMo Poem #29
peewee casanova
by edward s. gault
always wearing those clean pressed shirts and
neckties he was a bit too familiar and
always smiling like he was on some kind of
l.s.d. trip. he had that creepy mr.
rogers air about him, making most of us
especially careful of where we
took our lunch breaks. he didn’t
even realize that we were avoiding him!
no amount of the cold shoulder bit seemed to send
the message. i knew that
if he kept up his routine, he’d be arrested
on some kind of sexual assault charge. but
no, little peewee casanova kept right on at it.
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by edward s. gault
always wearing those clean pressed shirts and
neckties he was a bit too familiar and
always smiling like he was on some kind of
l.s.d. trip. he had that creepy mr.
rogers air about him, making most of us
especially careful of where we
took our lunch breaks. he didn’t
even realize that we were avoiding him!
no amount of the cold shoulder bit seemed to send
the message. i knew that
if he kept up his routine, he’d be arrested
on some kind of sexual assault charge. but
no, little peewee casanova kept right on at it.
Copyright©2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My Word!
Shockjock spews venom,
Norm knew he had a mission
-took gun to clinic.
Standing in doorway,
Boss said I want a word, please!
-holding the pink slips.
On hospital ward,
Old woman saw her daughter
-Said, I forgive you!
Four years of struggle,
She received her diploma,
-Congratulations!
The principal smiled at her,
she did not have the words, though.
After twenty years,
Al met his son at the gate,
-welcome home father.
Staring at the page,
Waiting for the words to come
-page simply stares back.
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One Single Impression: Word
Norm knew he had a mission
-took gun to clinic.
Standing in doorway,
Boss said I want a word, please!
-holding the pink slips.
On hospital ward,
Old woman saw her daughter
-Said, I forgive you!
Four years of struggle,
She received her diploma,
-Congratulations!
The principal smiled at her,
she did not have the words, though.
After twenty years,
Al met his son at the gate,
-welcome home father.
Staring at the page,
Waiting for the words to come
-page simply stares back.
Copyright 2009
One Single Impression: Word
Thursday, April 2, 2009
NaPoWriMo #2
Job Fair
by Edward S. Gault
A sea of faces
Formed of lines
Leading to tables
Themselves lined up
Against the walls,
each with a glossy banner.
Bold letters spell out
Companies and logos.
So, he that so recently graduated
Summa Cum Laude
And was just wed,
Obtained a mortgage.
He that the boss called his Number One Son In The Business,
With the $75 dollar hair trimming
Got his pink slip from Dad
And wades into that sea of faces
To take his place in line
For a chance at a job offered at one of the tables.
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by Edward S. Gault
A sea of faces
Formed of lines
Leading to tables
Themselves lined up
Against the walls,
each with a glossy banner.
Bold letters spell out
Companies and logos.
So, he that so recently graduated
Summa Cum Laude
And was just wed,
Obtained a mortgage.
He that the boss called his Number One Son In The Business,
With the $75 dollar hair trimming
Got his pink slip from Dad
And wades into that sea of faces
To take his place in line
For a chance at a job offered at one of the tables.
Copyright 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Only The Beginning
Driving home at night,
Mind weighed down by day's debris
-it's only monday!
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Mind weighed down by day's debris
-it's only monday!
Copyright 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Slow Day At The Computer?!
Point browser and click,
Watch little tab circle turn
-wait and wait and wait...
Copyright 2008
Watch little tab circle turn
-wait and wait and wait...
Copyright 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Spirit Of Sacrifice
"Cut the extra fat,We must all downsize!' Boss said
-then poured the chablis.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Murphy's Haiku #43
Appointment in town,
With luck, I just might make it
-got on outbound train.
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With luck, I just might make it
-got on outbound train.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Tuesday's Grind
Chasing small details,
Achieving more on less mind
-burning midnight oil.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Murphy's Haiku #27
Customer was rude,
I told him where to get off!
-was manager's uncle.
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I told him where to get off!
-was manager's uncle.
Copyright 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Murphy's Haiku #17
At lunch with Sally,
I called the old goat a fool!
-boss was behind me.
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I called the old goat a fool!
-boss was behind me.
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