Tagged: wait

in the backyard, our

in the backyard, our
fig tree has decided to
take a year off – the

cardinals arrive, unfazed,
waiting for a rainy day
.
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a touch of color,

a touch of color,
fresh bouquets by the window wait
for guests to arrive
.
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some days, we are face-

some days, we are face-
less drones, plugged in, tapped out, waiting
to be awakened
.
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waiting in the wings,

waiting in the wings,
the new year chants a mantra,
ready to sparkle
.
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when waiting becomes

when waiting becomes
the only game, the win goes
to the one who can

manage to feign disinterest,
even boredom, for the longest
.
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t-minus four hours,

t-minus four hours,
waiting for guests to arrive
on a rainy day –

things to prep, things to hold off
on, things to just let go of
.
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and still, every time,

and still, every time,
these boots, and the feeling of
being waited on
.
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the end of august,

the end of august,
when hopes and dreams bob upon
the final waves of

summer’s mirage, ready to reel
in the big one, any day now
.
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sixty-one minutes

sixty-one minutes
before takeoff, we sit at
the gate, waiting and

dreaming of flight, something more
graceful and less burdensome
.
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the fig tree is ripe

the fig tree is ripe
with robins this morning, knocking
off heavy fruit to

pick at across the lawn as
we wait for the main event
.
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