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Efficiency Be Damned!
by Richard Randolph

I love to dawdle, to waste time,
to drink fresh brewed coffee while reading the news
or doing a crossword puzzle.
I like playing guitar, too, though I’m not particularly good,
and don’t seem to be getting any better.
In the mornings, I like chatting with my wife
while nibbling on a bagel or a piece of toast.
I also like walking our dog, Jasper, though we just go in circles
or, more accurately, around long, tedious city blocks.
I used to enjoy chatting with the receptionist at my optometrist’s office,

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Recent Idle time Poems
Efficiency Be Damned!
by Richard Randolph

I love to dawdle, to waste time,
to drink fresh brewed coffee while reading the news
or doing a crossword puzzle.
I like playing guitar, too, though I’m not particularly good,
and don’t seem to be getting any better.
In the mornings, I like chatting with my wife
while nibbling on a bagel or a piece of toast.
I also like walking our dog, Jasper, though we just go in circles
or, more accurately, around long, tedious city blocks.
I used to enjoy chatting with the receptionist at my optometrist’s office,

......

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