The Autumn of My Unemployment

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Lightning Rod
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The Autumn of My Unemployment

Post by Lightning Rod » September 24th, 2010, 1:36 pm

The Autumn of My Unemployment

the leaf had a part-time job
seasonal work, no benefits
the leaf was a model of green energy
enabler to the tree, sugar from the sun

the leaf graduated with a degree
PhD, doctor of photosynthesis
top of his tree
before the earth tipped on its axis

In September the leaf started thinking
about a pension plan, on yellow paper
then with gray sere edges he withered
with no severance pay he drifted

his golden parachute
fluttered spent to the ground
raked with no gold watch
economic compost in joyous decay
"These words don't make me a poet, these Eyes make me a poet."

The Poet's Eye

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Re: The Autumn of My Unemployment

Post by hester_prynne » September 25th, 2010, 11:20 am

I'll second Neologistic!
H 8)
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Re: The Autumn of My Unemployment

Post by saw » September 25th, 2010, 12:19 pm

wonderful metaphor clay.......a fine summation of how "things" work
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading

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Re: The Autumn of My Unemployment

Post by emel.scott » September 25th, 2010, 4:58 pm

Wonderful poem LR. I think it stands on its own without other inferences.
We should not mind if on our ear there fell. Some less of cunning, more of oracle...Thoreau

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Re: The Autumn of My Unemployment

Post by .Lucy. » September 25th, 2010, 7:14 pm

As always, you make me smile with your beautiful writing. Thanks Clay!
The road to happiness: Perseverance, Endurance and a whole lot of Hope.

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