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‘The Workaholic Takes Time Off’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

September 6, 2023
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The Workaholic Takes Time Off

Dear Partners:

I apologize for having
Less than normal time today.
I have a wedding lunch at noon,
But will stay free till then I pray.
I’ll also be available
At 2 if you should need to call,
Before the wedding service starts,
Though in a noisy banquet hall.

I’m sorry for my inconvenient
Schedule on this busy day.
I’ll try my best to meet your needs,
It’s my own wedding, by the way.

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Compatibility

Compatibility lies less
In common ground that folks possess
Than how they learn to navigate
The stress divergence can create.

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Russel Winick recently started writing poetry after ending a long legal career. He resides in Naperville, Illinois.

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Comments 12

  1. Paddy Raghunathan says:
    3 years ago

    Cute poems.

    Paddy

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      3 years ago

      Thank you Paddy. I’m glad you liked them.

      Reply
  2. Roy Eugene Peterson says:
    3 years ago

    I agree with Paddy.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      3 years ago

      Thanks Roy. The first poem is based on an actual email sent to partners of a large law firm.

      Reply
      • Joseph S. Salemi says:
        3 years ago

        This lawyer wouldn’t take off the whole day for his own wedding?

        Talk about greed.

        Reply
        • Russel Winick says:
          3 years ago

          Yes, and a very warped form of self-esteem.

          Reply
  3. Margaret Coats says:
    3 years ago

    Isn’t that the truth about compatibility–with the Latin root words meaning “suffer together”! A strong electromagnetic field helps, too.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      3 years ago

      Great comment Margaret – thank you!

      Reply
  4. Cheryl Corey says:
    3 years ago

    That last line of the wedding poem is hilarious!

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      3 years ago

      And not too far from what the lawyer actually wrote. Thanks Cheryl!

      Reply
  5. C.B. Anderson says:
    3 years ago

    The darts you throw, Russel, always make me blink.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      3 years ago

      Thank you Sir. I have a secondhand acquaintance with the world of big law firms. A shocking number of the partners there work practically around the clock, and here I’ve tried to capture what seems to be their priority in life.

      Reply

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