Image: New York City Umbrella Scene (here)
It was cats and dogs. She could hear the force of the winds lashing
against the windows.She had sought shelter in the office.staying back
even though it was time to go. She found herself now in a slight
drizzle standing on the pavement like everyone else. The cabs were
all there like maids in a row and they were not moving.
Apparently there were some disagreements with their management
On reflection, it had not been a good day. Testing times in the morning
on so many fronts. She had rushed in and barely seated herself safe in her
seat only to see her boss smirking sternly from inside the 'aquarium'. His
domain of glass-walled room fondly referred to by her peers.
'She is late again!' That must be swirling in his mind on seeing her. But
the bus did not meet their schedules. It was not her fault as she had been
waiting for a good hour.
Then the appointments! Three from good clients were abruptly cancelled
It did not matter whether they were supposed to come to the office or he
was to go to theirs. They were just cancelled.
Just as the lunch date with her fiance.What she dreaded happened.
'Why aren't responsible people be more responsible' she lamented!
Schedules not followed
Was it bad attitudes or
unlucky timing?
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For Mary's at d'Verse : Haibun Monday 4 and
Marian's at the Tuesday Platform at Real Toads
Some days nothing seems to go right! This seems to be a day when one thing after another goes wrong!
ReplyDeleteOh, dear, she does sound in a bit of a quandary - although I can't help wondering if she has an unnecessarily negative interpretation of things. I hope she doesn't get too wet on the way home...
ReplyDeleteSome days life just wants to be a pain in the arse. Hate it when people waste ones time too.
ReplyDeleteWe all have those days.
ReplyDeleteAstrologers would point to the misalignment of planets & stars, pessimists would cite sarcasm & anger, children would blame their angst secondary to their strict parents, & I would have blamed the weather or the Republicans; go figure.
ReplyDeletewow! there are definitely days like that
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Some days are like that - all the schedules are going haywire ~ I hate it when that happens ~
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say that was a really crappy day.
ReplyDeleteI think some days would be exactly like that... just hope it's just bad luck and not a conspiracy....
ReplyDeleteSome people put a negative interpretation on everything that happens and presume negative thoughts by others that just aren't true. I know, because I used to be that person. I suspect this day was not nearly as bad as she makes it sound, though the cancelled lunch with the fiance was a bummer. Peace, Linda
ReplyDeleteReading this gave me a sense of familiarity and a great joy that I am now retired. Thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteA busy day indeed!
ReplyDeleteI get many days like that. The black ink in my printer has run out and am in the middle of printing poems for my book.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is I can't fix the new ink in for some reason the old one won't budge.
Great post Hank.
Yvonne.
This reminds me of the boy from Charlie Brown - the one where the rain cloud or is it just a dirt cloud that follows him everywhere he goes.
ReplyDeleteNot understanding the whys of all those cancellations can be very frustrating indeed. And you have convey that very well!
how about you Schedules not followed???
ReplyDeleteA place of zero
ReplyDeletetime.. heaven
now.. wHere
only schedules
drop in hindsight
blind.. theRe is
a matrix
of time
and not
time too..:)
Office visits
insane
inside alive2..:)
Oh, the cancellations. Argh.
ReplyDeleteProse ... I enjoyed this, Hank!!
ReplyDeleteI do so hate to make an appointment and then have to wait ... I wonder myself often, why can't responsible people be responsible. Bravo Hank.
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