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The Workaholic Takes Time Off
Dear Partners:
I apologize for having
Less than normal time today.
I have a wedding lunch at noon,
But will stay free till then I pray.
I’ll also be available
At 2 if you should need to call,
Before the wedding service starts,
Though in a noisy banquet hall.
I’m sorry for my inconvenient
Schedule on this busy day.
I’ll try my best to meet your needs,
It’s my own wedding, by the way.
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Compatibility
Compatibility lies less
In common ground that folks possess
Than how they learn to navigate
The stress divergence can create.
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Russel Winick recently started writing poetry after ending a long legal career. He resides in Naperville, Illinois.
Cute poems.
Paddy
Thank you Paddy. I’m glad you liked them.
I agree with Paddy.
Thanks Roy. The first poem is based on an actual email sent to partners of a large law firm.
This lawyer wouldn’t take off the whole day for his own wedding?
Talk about greed.
Yes, and a very warped form of self-esteem.
Isn’t that the truth about compatibility–with the Latin root words meaning “suffer together”! A strong electromagnetic field helps, too.
Great comment Margaret – thank you!
That last line of the wedding poem is hilarious!
And not too far from what the lawyer actually wrote. Thanks Cheryl!
The darts you throw, Russel, always make me blink.
Thank you Sir. I have a secondhand acquaintance with the world of big law firms. A shocking number of the partners there work practically around the clock, and here I’ve tried to capture what seems to be their priority in life.