Four Lunch-At-Work Haiku
Lunch, George Tooker, 1964, Columbus Museum of Art
Four Lunch-At-Work Haiku
eating lunch alone
flanked by several others
sad reality
head looking downward
absolutely self-absorbed
no one else exists
change your paradigm
reach out to other workers
satisfying employment
people smile back
gracious initiation
warm camaraderie
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Written and Posted:
Magpie Tales – Mag 94
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The Thursday Think Tank #57 – Loneliness
Posted on December 10, 2011, in Magpie Tales, Poetry and tagged haiku, lunch, Magpie Tales, senryu, work place verse. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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Lovely…nice happy ending…too true but usually stops before the paradigm shift.
Peace
Siggi in Downeast Maine
Sometimes that reaching out can be difficult for those of us who are introverts, or who are afraid others aren’t interested. What we don’t realize is that we’re all in the same boat. Someone has to start rowing.
i like your metaphor. 🙂
change your paradigm…i like that…love meeting new people and hearing stories…
Very nice work.
Very well expressed!
So true. I’ve always been the “chat-up-a-stranger” school, so the first lines for me are the folks I reach out to. Very seldom rejected, as most folks enjoy a good chat, and sometimes friendships are made. The “paradigm” line, very nice, good advice! Peace, Amy
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I can choose to be alone or converse with others. Relationships are what make life worthwhile, therefore I usually reach out.
Very nice indeed – thanks for reaching out with this lovely poem
Nice job. I thought the first two lines drew me into the poem…’Alone’ but ‘flanked by others. =)