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Haiku: the waiting game
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 12:32 pm
by RLS
I wait for them- sigh
oh publishers, are you gone?
help me not obsess
Re: Haiku: the waiting game
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 5:16 pm
by RebeccaKnight
Eat dark chocolate.
A rejection means I get
to do double shots
;)
Re: Haiku: the waiting game
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 9:07 pm
by RLS
as i serve dinner
only this, no email, none
booze not an option
Re: Haiku: the waiting game
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 10:14 am
by RLS
twas the day before ...
and all's quiet, I'm Jewish
not my miracle
Re: Haiku: the waiting game
Posted: August 6th, 2025, 1:15 pm
by alexanderjames
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.