Some Surreptitious Sonnet

Abstract

Some Surreptitious Sonnet Jane Blanchard after a journal entry by Wallace Stevens Back in the office after days elsewhere,I find it very hard to concentrateOn corporate reports I must updateFor others who may be less laissez-faire.Adjusting, even swiveling my chair,Then sipping Starbucks at a steady rate,I focus on the work I could createIf only colleagues would stay unaware.I pause to speak to Sue, Renée, and Bob,Desiring breaks from projects of their own,And often check my email or my phoneTo keep up the appearance of a job.At quitting time, I have more than a draft,Not bad for merely practicing my craft. [End Page 250] Jane Blanchard Augusta, Georgia Copyright © 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press