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The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry - YouTube
The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry - YouTube 

I am fascinated by short stories. O. Henry, Saki, Katherine Mansfield are some of my favorite short story writers.

 

Why you should start reading short stories?

It gives a flavour of the genre and the writing style of the author. Because it is short, you can easily gather up the determination to complete the read. And it being short also helps to not invest much time on one author and can move seamlessly from one read to another.

 

Short stories also help to get back the habit of reading. If you’re someone who have lost the daily reading habit, such small bites of stories are enough to catch your attention and aid you to get back on track.

 

I have listed down 5 short stories that are great reads and will certainly add a rainbow to your day:

  • The Open Window by Saki
  • The Romance Of a Busy Broker by O. Henry
  • The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine Mansfield
  • Crossing into Poland by Issac Babel
  • The Monkey’s Paw by W W Jacob

 

Here I have attempted to turn the short story The Romance Of A Busy Broker by O. Henry, to a poem. Hope you like it!!

 

Into the great heap of papers

He dashed and jumped and plunged

He turned into a machine now,

The world outside was shunned.

 

She wore no chains, bracelets or lockets

Her dress was grey and plain.

With a touch of some sweet memory,

She blushed and looked so very sane.

 

Messenger boys ran in and out;

The clerks in the office jumped about.

Ticked the teleprinter and on the top

The desk telephone rang non-stop.

 

When work slowed down at the Broker’s office

The machine turned to man having life,

Expressed his love and asked her straight

“Will you marry me and be my wife?”

 

She gazed in surprise, at first

Then tears flowed, she smiled, said with pity-

“O dear, we were married last evening,

At the little church of the city”

 

©Devanshi Shah

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  1. AnonymousJune 13, 2020 at 3:34 AM

    Beautiful written! I have read the story and one of my favorites as well. The essence is captured wholly. Great work!

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    1. Not so twinsJune 13, 2020 at 3:59 AM

      Thank you for the appreciation. Glad you liked it.

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