Tagged: work

eight out of ten are

eight out of ten are
historically challenged,
destined to repeat

ourselves, blissfully ignorant
or frustratingly toiling
.
20211218:1718
y

getting together

getting together
to construct a gingerbread
house without formal

training or licenses – more
candy in mouth than on house
.
20211207:2103
y

pride and joy, going

pride and joy, going
once, twice, sold to the lady
who can hold her own

on a busy city street, day
in and day out, making ends meet
.
20211119:1859
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all in a day’s work

all in a day’s work
is measured unevenly –
the size not tailored

for these hands, the weight not gauged
by what we’re able to carry
.
20211117:1919
y

we are always one

we are always one
wheelbarrow
away from getting
things done –
grateful and
ungrateful
.
20211023:2034
y

here is exhaustion –

here is exhaustion –
the ties that make it worth your while
are the ties that bind
.
20210908:2213
y

the history of

the history of
us is complicated – working
together, we can

reach the greatest heights and dig
ourselves into the deepest depths
.
20210722:2011
y

two hours with a

two hours with a
hammer can cause a lot of
damage or yield five

pounds of shelled hazelnuts and
pure joy from working with our hands
.
20210627:1534
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when we said goodbye

when we said goodbye
to the Toona sinensis
and the Hibiscus

syriacus this afternoon,
no one came to pay their respects
.
20210622:1921
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
husking fifty to sixty
bamboo shoots, splinters
.
20210508:2200
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