After the holiday
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
ISSN: 0951-3574
Article publication date: 21 June 2011
Abstract
Purpose
This poem aims to capture the sense of being overwhelmed when returning to work after a vacation.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a free‐verse poem, reflecting both the modernity of the theme and the undisciplined sense of disorder. However, it is arranged in couplets that perhaps resemble waves running in across sand.
Findings
The use of the sustained metaphor of a tsunami‐like tide suggested the story of King John (of England) and the loss of his jewels. Imagining the horses and spears gave additional vigour to the language about the sea.
Originality/value
This poem aims to take a fresh angle on a universal experience.
Keywords
Citation
Butt, M. (2011), "After the holiday", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 24 No. 5, pp. 673-673. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513571111139157
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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