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………………..year finally over ………………..the old waitress ………………..walks home alone..
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Headlines:
“Labour rights at heart of the vice problem” (Gulf Daily News)
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Poem by James Tipton (see poet biographies). Read more James Tipton on Haiku News.
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Tags: Employment Laws, Equality, Human Rights, James Tipton, Labour Laws, Labour Poem, Labour Rights, Labout Poem, Marxism, Socialism, Wages, Workers' Rights
This entry was posted on Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at 5:41 am and is filed under By Subject, Human Rights.
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January 17th, 2010 at 11:57 am
This is a stunning poem James! For me, this piece has a resonance that really shines through the image of the waitress walking home alone. There is a sense of loneliness yet resilience in her simple action. The walking also underscores the idea of things passing or coming to a close. Just lovely!
January 17th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
James, the story is moving, and your haiku is so very poignant.
Again, I learned a lot…I must admit that I had to Google Bahrain, and was not aware of this small country. I see they’re planning a skyscaper tower like the one in Dubai…another case of so much money for so few, and so little money for so many.
Lary
January 18th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I second Laurence. The poem successfully conveys a sense of loneliness yet resilience in her simple action through images.
James, a delight to read your poem.
Chen-ou
January 19th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I also love this poem. I am a sucker for anything with a Marxist bent (in terms of dealing with working class existenz). Great work James.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
thank you James. fantasy and reallity passing each other, strangers entering
and exiting a bus
January 21st, 2010 at 5:23 pm
very evocative poem, James. In a few words it tells a life. I agree with previous comments. I also love this poem. Beautifully observed.