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Tag: work

meet me halfway

haiku for 10/26/19

meet me halfway

We complete our work
more quickly when we decide
to share the burden.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on October 26, 2019October 1, 2019Format QuoteTags relationships, workLeave a comment on meet me halfway

morning setup

haiku for 9/17/19

morning setup

She plunks down the chairs
and tables before her crowd
of regulars comes.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on September 17, 2019August 31, 2019Format QuoteTags retail, workLeave a comment on morning setup

a meditation on work

haiku for 9/2/19

a meditation on work

What is toil worth?
How long must we toil on?
Why do we toil?

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Author Wade KwonPosted on September 2, 2019August 31, 2019Format QuoteTags Labor Day, workLeave a comment on a meditation on work

dead on her feet

haiku for 7/30/19

dead on her feet

Her strangled tootsies
supported (barely) a tired
aching falling frame.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on July 30, 2019July 2, 2019Format QuoteTags restaurant, retail, service industry, waitressing, workLeave a comment on dead on her feet

the new girl

haiku for 7/28/19

the new girl

Old hands eyed the new
girl with a mixture of dulled
lust and mild disdain.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on July 28, 2019July 2, 2019Format QuoteTags #metoo, man vs. man, people, society, workLeave a comment on the new girl

smoke break

haiku for 7/24/19

smoke break

A seven-minute
grasp at the outside world while
the work continues.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on July 24, 2019July 2, 2019Format QuoteTags people, recreation, workLeave a comment on smoke break

almost time for vacation

haiku for 7/10/19

almost time for vacation

Look out the window.
Picture yourself on the beach.
Watch the clock not move.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on July 10, 2019July 2, 2019Format QuoteTags time, vacation, workLeave a comment on almost time for vacation

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