<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=452345" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Shrinking (Revised)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why does a conversational ploy that charms <br>one colleague fall flat on its face for others? <br> <br>When I enact a little tragi-comedy for Hanlie <br>she embroiders the tales I tell, brings out the <br> <br>hidden glitter in every situation and adds joy <br>by weaving her wan spell - <br> <br>but when I share the same anecdote with <br>other colleagues my story loses its appeal, <br> <br>I feel guilt and fatigue, and the story shrivels <br>up and dies; a more robust, feisty colleague <br> <br>simply kills the story by pulling down corners <br>of her mouth - <br> <br>thus, with Hanlie on leave, I already know <br>why life at work keeps shrinking</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Margaret+Alice+Second">Margaret Alice Second</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=452345" data-title="Shrinking (Revised) de Margaret Alice Second" data-description="Why does a conversational ploy that charms one colleague fall flat on its face for others? When I enact a little tragi-comedy for Hanlie she embroiders the tales I tell, brings out the hidden glitter in every situation and adds joy by wea..."></div> </div> </div>

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