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useless

Posted on January 26, 2014 by oneofaclass

when life’s difficult

get to work, abandon hope

useless to complain

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stopping the river

as it pours in through the doors

useless with a mop

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22 thoughts on “useless”

Apurva on January 26, 2014 at 2:59 am said:

hahaha!!! loved the second one immensely! 🙂
here’s my response haiku

useless with a mop,
why don’t you try stopping with,
a tooth brush instead?

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- oneofaclass on January 26, 2014 at 10:06 am said:
  
  Thanks for the great response haiku!
  
  a tooth brush instead
  of mop is great for cleaning
  edges after flood
  
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  - Apurva on January 26, 2014 at 7:07 pm said:
    
    Haha! Nice 🙂
    
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CuriositytotheMax on January 26, 2014 at 8:09 am said:

Great thoughts – “abandon hope”. You are right on. Many get caught in the hope and thus stay stuck.

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- oneofaclass on January 26, 2014 at 10:08 am said:
  
  Thanks for catching my point! I’m not fond of hope, as it’s like giving up on myself and hoping something else will come along and make things better.
  
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Alice Keys on January 26, 2014 at 9:33 am said:

What a nice pair. Your impression of hope is unusual.

useless with a mop
know what you mean. I tried to
bail with a teaspoon

Keep them coming!

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- oneofaclass on January 26, 2014 at 10:12 am said:
  
  bail with a teaspoon
  even more useless those tiny
  french dessert spoons
  
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  - Alice Keys on January 26, 2014 at 12:58 pm said:
    
    Don’t I know those great little spoons! Good one.
    
    french dessert teaspoons
    never saw them before France
    now can’t live without
    
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milan rajkumar on January 26, 2014 at 10:36 am said:

love your work and sense of humour !

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- oneofaclass on January 27, 2014 at 7:52 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words!
  
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Rallentanda on January 26, 2014 at 5:08 pm said:

a life without hope
is like curry without rice
unpalatable

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- wordcoaster on January 26, 2014 at 6:41 pm said:
  
  Yes, I agree!
  
  Abandon false hope
  Though it glimmers, it’s fool’s gold
  Won’t do any good
  
  spes et labora
  Hope alone gets nothing done
  Work alone is bleak
  
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wordcoaster on January 26, 2014 at 7:02 pm said:

useless with a mop
try me with a broom instead
now we’re flying, see?

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justjoyfulness on January 27, 2014 at 3:15 am said:

Hahaha! enjoyed your haiku and the responses too.

stopped by a mop
was the river a trickle
or a super mop?

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readinpleasure on January 27, 2014 at 4:55 am said:

Great haiku party! 🙂

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- oneofaclass on January 27, 2014 at 8:02 am said:
  
  Glad you could swing by!
  
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Kendall on January 27, 2014 at 1:04 pm said:

Nice set of haiku. I like your take on the prompts.

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magicalmysticalteacher on January 27, 2014 at 1:08 pm said:

There must be SOME way to stop that river!

Useless #1 and Useless #2

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reshmaharish on January 28, 2014 at 1:18 pm said:

Loved the wisdom veiled behind the humor 🙂

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Laurie Kazmierczak on January 29, 2014 at 6:42 pm said:

Ooh, really good…enjoyable reads♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/use-less/

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Tara R. on January 30, 2014 at 6:45 am said:

The first haiku is my life. Just get to work. Complaining does nothing to make a situation better.

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Balqis (@Balqizss) on February 4, 2014 at 2:35 am said:

Well-written! Loved them. 🙂

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