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The Predictable Old Workday Grind

Organ grinder
Meat grinder
Bump-and-grind
   The workday grind

Get up, get out of bed
Drag a comb across my head
Yeah, Yeah, Paul: You knew that was coming --
   Go to work 
   Pour the coffee
   Water the plants 
   Sharpen some pencils
   Head for the water cooler
   Trade some stories...gossip a bit
   Stall...stall...stall...and stall some more...

Get to the meeting on time
Look engaged
Back to my cubby 
   And then: 
   What's this?  A poem?  
   A what?  A poem!
   A poem appears
   comes flying from my fingers
   onto the keyboard 
   up on the screen
   read... saved... printed … 
   posted on social media... 'liked'

   All over the internet 
   Gone viral
   I'm a thing 
   a downright event!
   Yeah, sure I got canned 
   Of course...
   Know anyone looking for a new poet?


            December 03, 2019
         Predictable Poetry Contest
          Sponsor: Nina Parmenter

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 12/10/2019 2:42:00 PM

Congratulations on your win! I like the way predictability is the backdrop against which we see the magic moment that a poem appears! You've redefined "predictable" for me.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/10/2019 2:56:00 PM

Could never have predicted that, P.S! LOL. Thank you so much for noticing my placement. Season's best, Gershon

Na Na

Date: 12/10/2019 2:40:00 PM

congrats on your winning poem Gershon

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/10/2019 2:56:00 PM

Thank you so much, Gregory! :) gw

Greg Gaul

Date: 12/10/2019 12:29:00 PM

Too funny but that's how it goes. Ya caught all those thoughts in time and rhyme. Well done. Sorry about the job. At least ya got your priorities in order. If not your words. Those meetings musta taught ya somethin'. So it goes. Congrats.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/10/2019 1:44:00 PM

Thank you so much, Greg, and don't worry. The poet mentioned was purely fictitious! Happy Tuesday! ~ Gershon

Greg Hladky

Date: 12/10/2019 11:43:00 AM

Congratulations, Gershon. I really enjoyed reading this and can relate to writing poems at work, as I've done my share!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/10/2019 1:53:00 PM

Not that I would ever write a poem on my employers clock. Not me! Far be it from me to do such a thing! LOL. Thanks, Greg. Season's best, Gershon

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/3/2019 9:51:00 PM

WoW! Gershon, This is a good entry for the contest theme. Good unpredictable twist at the end. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Enjoy the rest of your evening:-) Alexis

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/4/2019 1:07:00 PM

You never know when a poem will come flying out of your keyboard!! Smiles, Gershon

Chris Green

Date: 12/3/2019 4:24:00 PM

Found my way downstairs and had a cup, called Gershon said, come on it's getting late. Nice one, what a grand look at a predictable day with an unpredictable ending. Best wishes in the contest my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/3/2019 6:01:00 PM

Hey thanks for the support on this one, Chris! Cheers, Gershon