The Overshoot Story
1 year ago
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
IMITATING THE MASTER
Written when I was a junior manager; since then GT has reached new, inscrutable highs ;-)
DUPLICATE - Cubicle Love
© Ganja Turtle
I thought of killing myself because I am only a cubicled junior manager
and you a woman who loves the Vice President with a seafacing corner room.
I don't care like I used to; I speak in meetings louder than I
used to and I visit the tea dispenser just to stare at the setting sun.
When the computer resets itself and revenues are down and my
pay hikes delayed, I think of you.
ORIGINAL - Bricklayer Love
© Carl Sandburg
I thought of killing myself because I am only a bricklayer
and you a woman who loves the man who runs a drug store.
I don't care like I used to; I lay bricks straighter than I
used to and I sing slower handling the trowel afternoons.
When the sun is in my eyes and the ladders are shaky and the
mortar boards go wrong, I think of you.
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7 comments:
:) Nice work here...
Thanks 4 droppin by my blog ...
N the points u have mentioned in ur comment to my poem
"Lady At The Bay" are just perfect!!
Good work :)
Especially the "And an expectant lady would stare keenly at the sea - not turn the other way around..." part ...
GBU
Arti
Miss XXXX is a lucky woman to be remembered when the chips are down "only" :))
Certain realitites of life, my friend-Naukri and chokri go hand in hand.
:))
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LOL...interesting!
@ arti - thanks for returning the visit! ;-)
@silverine -i can think up of a long n senti reply of how men at testing times recall all that they hold precious(although in this case,its more of a "universe conspiring against you" thingy)...but I stand by my NY resolutions ;-)
@ hiren - thats life for you,mano!
@wbix - hey, u around! Cool - merci pour ta ":))"!
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@mbabuz - I can think of several smart things to say to an automaton, but naaaaahhh....
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