This will be my last blog post for the summer. I started this blog 18 months ago and have posted most every Friday...unless life interfered. So I'm going to take a break from writing the blog but I love doing it and plan to start writing it again in the fall. I've enjoyed all your feedback and thank you for taking precious time from your day to read it. I'll leave you with a poem that I posted a few months back. Much to my surprise it won third place in a little library writing contest I entered. I'm sure it will ring a bell with you and perhaps leave you smiling.
Hanging On The Line
by Patti Ross
She said
Due to the large volume of calls, there is a wait for the
next available agent.
I said
Due to your company’s lack of hiring enough personnel, the
phone lines are clogged
She said
Thank you for your patience
I said
What patience? I’m
not patient. I’m irritated and angry and
fussed
I’ve been on this line for ages punching one and punching
two and now…now I’d like to punch you.
She said
Thank you for your patience.
And then scratchy recorded music bombarded my ear.
I said
I’ve been holding so long, my arm is numb and I fear for my
circulation. I hammered on O and pounded
on keys but its no use.
She said
Due to the large volume of calls we are presently
experiencing there is a considerable wait.
Thank you for your patience.
I said
I’m about at the end of my rope. I may hang…up. Wait. I hear something…a live person speaking
to me. Really!
She said
My name is Lorilei.
How may I assist you?
I said
Due to the lengthy wait, I can’t remember why I called. Please hold while I look for my notes.
Thank you for your patience.
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