New Rules for New (Poetic) Times

Quantitative easing :
Free an extra syllable
For poem's first line

Recruitment Freeze

When all else has failed
And the cupboard is still bare -
Turn to the freezer!

Focus

If multi-tasking
Is a skill we need, then so
Is single-tasking


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In the zone

The right words arrive
At the right time: I relax
And go with the flow


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The Secret Service

In Emotional
Intelligence the agents
Are licensed to feel

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Disengagement

The opposite of
Love is not, it turns out, hate:
It’s indifference

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Out of Office

The emails bounce back
Leaving me free to reflect
On what needs doing


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