A Receptionist Is a Person (Please Note!)

August 29, 2016

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is humor.

Today’s poem is a humorous poem comparing receptionists to football (American football) players.

I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

A receptionist is a person (please note!),

Usually female, whose job is to receive.

Like her male cousin, the wide receiver,

She receives frequent passes from her own team

And abusive hits from visitors playing the field.

At times she is asked to do an end run

Around some office rival,

Or to execute a play

That is clearly out of bounds.

Should she complain,

She might find herself

Standing on the unemployment lines

Or sitting on the beach.

At times she is sorely tempted

To call a strike.

(But that's another sport!)

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/recept.html. For more humorous poems, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/funnypoems.html .

This week’s theme: Humor.

August 29: A Receptionist Is a Person (PleaseNote!)