Tagged: waiting

some days, we are face-

some days, we are face-
less drones, plugged in, tapped out, waiting
to be awakened
.
20230124:1827
y

etrog marmalade

etrog marmalade
happening on the stove this
morning, countless seeds

collected in a bowl, waiting
for some kind of impossible
.
20230108:1230
y

waiting in the wings,

waiting in the wings,
the new year chants a mantra,
ready to sparkle
.
20221231:1856
y

here’s to a season

here’s to a season
of waiting – to get, to give, to
receive, to return
.
20221222:1814
y

morning flight, waiting

morning flight, waiting
on the tarmac for the wings
to be de-iced for

take-off, half the plane asleep,
the other half in bubble bath
.
20221220:1735
y

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
.
20221219:1843
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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
.
20221203:0938
y

perhaps timing is

perhaps timing is
not everything –
someone is
inevitably
caught,
waiting
.
20221013:2320
y

sixty-one minutes

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

dreaming of flight, something more
graceful and less burdensome
.
20220824:1419
y

old age looks like

old age looks like
a leg up
on your day
off, waiting
for someone else’s
interpretation
.
20220722:1105
y