Haiku: the waiting game

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Haiku: the waiting game

Post by RLS » December 22nd, 2009, 12:32 pm

I wait for them- sigh
oh publishers, are you gone?
help me not obsess
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Re: Haiku: the waiting game

Post by RebeccaKnight » December 22nd, 2009, 5:16 pm

Eat dark chocolate.
A rejection means I get
to do double shots

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Re: Haiku: the waiting game

Post by RLS » December 22nd, 2009, 9:07 pm

as i serve dinner
only this, no email, none
booze not an option
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Re: Haiku: the waiting game

Post by RLS » December 24th, 2009, 10:14 am

twas the day before ...
and all's quiet, I'm Jewish
not my miracle
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Re: Haiku: the waiting game

Post by alexanderjames » August 6th, 2025, 1:15 pm

RLS wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2009, 12:32 pm I wait for them- sigh
oh publishers, are you gone?
help me not obsess
Love this haiku ;), it perfectly captures that mix of anticipation and impatience all writers know too well. Waiting on publishers really is its own special art form… maybe the next one could be about distracting ourselves in the meantime.
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