Image: A Stitch in Time (here)
P is Passerby with a Problem in the Quest to be Healthy
The Quote Nothing in life is to be feared,
it is only to be understood - Marie Curie
The Prose
It ain't so simple needling for a job
A man's job but what's the difference
Just passing through to escape the mob
To fill my tummy is of more importance
Stitching in time to ward off disaster
Back to those days when boys were easy meatCould match them in all kinds of endeavor
More than just a Tom-Boy you would ever meet
Let's get one thing clear, just rid off the fear
Don't come near, a woman worker needs space
Up the pole to work on the telephone wire
Passerby with a problem now fixed in place
The Haiku
It is settled then
Equal pay for equal work
Pity not needed
A to Z Challenge - P
MLMM's Photo Challenge #161
Marian's at Real Toads's - the tuesday platform
Toni's at d'Verse's Haibun Monday - fear
perfect haiku, Hank ~
ReplyDeleteVery well said!
ReplyDeleteExcellent ly put Hank.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Nice one Hank!
ReplyDeleteLove that haiku!!❤️
ReplyDeleteYes equal pay for equal work!
ReplyDelete"Stitching in time" is such a wonderful phrase. It looks pretty, sounds balanced... but it does not let us forget about the lack of control the one doing the stitching has over the movements of her own hands.
ReplyDeleteHaha, that passerby with a problem. I guess it's *his* problem to deal with. Good one!
ReplyDeleteOnly problem had is by those not in the know, or refusing to learn.
ReplyDeleteGreat haiku! and the image is stunning.
ReplyDeleteNilanjana.
Madly-in-Verse
Goodness I love that photo! Yes equal pay!!
ReplyDeleteyes yes yes and yes again...oh and stunning image.
ReplyDeleteNot fair! I so strongly agree, I can't help but praise these poems.
ReplyDeleteNot going anywhere near her...
ReplyDeleteNice one Hank ~
ReplyDeleteBack when I was a college dropout I found me a job in a watch factory. After a very nice promotion I became the youngest setup man ever for the factory. Then came a big layoff and I had to bump a lady on the line to stay employed.
ReplyDeleteThe new job was to drill two holes each in a different part of the side of a watch frame. I never could work fast enough to make my quota. So the other ladies would run my drill-lath (the part turned, not the drill bit) while I was off the clock for lunch.
I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE "WOMEN's WORK JOBS".
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You're absolutely right Dr.Jim! There are dainty little jobs where the ladies definitely will fare better than the men. They are more meticulous and in precision jobs (as the case here)it is a big advantage.
DeleteHank
Nice haiku and the part leading up to it about working on the telephone line.
ReplyDeleteMarie Curie was a wise woman. Lovely post. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEqual pay for equal work indeed!
ReplyDeleteNice haiku. I enjoy your writing, and remember it from Five Sentence Fiction.
ReplyDeletePut a Little Love in Your Heart
Annie at ~McGuffy's Reader~
Tightly woven, Hank. Like like like!
ReplyDeleteExcellent poem hank except...it is not the classic haibun as called for in the prompt and the poem at the end is not a haiku.
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