I know about waiting
I have waited for faith
While searching for humility
I have waited for death several times
And life as well with tender bitter longing
I know waiting is the work of life
Children are not exempt
But more than anyone
They wish they were
I have preferred to wait
Rather than work
Before I knew better
I have waited for love
But someone else's tyranny
Was worse than mine own
Yet oddly familiar
Now I don't mind waiting
When I wait I know for what I wait
If I wait now
It's for traffic lights and grocery lines
And for enough information
Before timely moving ahead
With my heart shaped struggle
Paradoxically for me
Spontaneity
Opportunistically sparks
The fires of patience
When my wind whipped soul
Needs the warmth and
Shelter of waiting
PFK
3/01
An earth angel said Hello today
When I really needed it
My mood can dip so quickly
I'm lost if I've not heeded it
Confused and overwhelmed
Can so creep up on me
And catch me unawares
If I don't take time to see
Where my emotional day is heading
Based on just what I've gone through
I should know me well enough
To know what I need to do
To get my ballast back again
So I can sail on though my day
Or maybe just to sit at port
Will today be just okay
And whatever storm I have to face
Will blow through then let me be
But angels keep me on my course
I see this gratefully
PFK
12/04