Cometh the Hour

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 03 Nov 2021
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We value your customs,
we are proud of our staff.
The assurance I was given
seemed fair enough.

At ten o'clock, promptly,
our operative will come.
I waited and I waited
for nine hours and some

but no man nor woman
to these premises came.
The excuses they gave
were rather lame.

Our native employees
are not skilled or willing
and think that this job
is less than thrilling. 

It was because of Brexit
and the UK/EU feud
that to a foreign worker
no visa could be issued.

Our personnel have Covid
and cannot speak to you;
our switchboard is busy
and you are in a queue.

That cliched expression
"Cometh the hour, cometh
the man" is no longer true;
it's nothing but a myth.

No workman will arrive
at the appointed hour;
the only thing we can do
is to grumble and glower.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2021 

Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Rant
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Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Big sympathy to you Luigi if this is non fiction!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

It has happened but not at the same time. I have been waiting for workmen who didn't turn up at the scheduled time and on another occasion, I was on the telephone for a very long time because I was bottom of the queue (High number of calls, you understand, and shortage of personnel due to Covid. Sorry, we can't ring you back, don't hang up or you'll join the queue again.)
I was fuming at the time, I have calmed down since and feel much better for those ripe red cherries for which my grateful thanks, Claudine.

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Concise tale of frustratio!. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thank you, Rhiannon. A very relevant comment.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

The words of your poem ring true for me too, in fact I'd guess for everyone who reads this as it is a world wide dilemma and happening, frustratingly...Everywhere! But we can hope for a brighter new year...or some year ahead.smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I'll drink to that, Penny. laugh Thanks for reading and commenting.

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Much sympathy from me too, Luigi. I was trying for a week to ring a number, but there was no queue, only a voice saying after 2 rings, "we are too busy right now, please try later" no matter what time I rang. Then one day, someone answered! I was amazed and delighted, only to find it was not the place I had rung! As, after the same lady answered twice, I told her which number I was ringing, and she confirmed it was not the number of the place she was working. Next day, the problem was fixed... back to 2 rings then disconnected :0)

Anyway, sorry about the rant, well done using your time in the queue so well writing this poem :0)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Having to wait to be connected or even to get an answer seems to be a widespread complaint, Di. Especially when there isn't an alternative way to communicate. Some organisations won't accept e-mails because they can be intercepted. To guarantee your security, they say. Then, ironically, we learn their computers have been hacked and your confidential information is compromised.
Well, I'll stop beefing now and thank you  for your patience in listening to me.

Luigi x