WAITING
A woman sits in her courtyard waiting for flowers to grow,
Another waits at her bank to make the last payment on her house,
A boy fishes at the neighborhood pond waiting for a bite,
A baby cries in his crib, waiting for familiar hands
to scoop him up in a warm embrace,
A woman waits for news of a job offer,
A teenager sits in class waiting for the last bell to ring,
An airplane pilot waits for the signal to take off,
another waits for clearance to land,
A child waits for his turn on the slide,
A photographer waits for a perfect sunset,
A chef waits for the first reviews of her restaurant,
A writer waits for inspiration,
A farmer waits for rain,
A patient waits for his pain to end,
Eventually, the waiting will end,
The flowers will bloom and we’ll begin again.
This is a repost from 2023
Just Poetry and Prose 
and we still wait : for peace, for justice, for understanding. A perfect time to repost this. ❤️
Thank you. Perfectly said.
Warms my heart. Very appropriate for International Women’s Day!
Thank you. Waiting is universal with some periods of time interminably long. May we all find resolution in ways we need.
Perfect time and conditions to bring this forward. Waiting for admirable goals, and accepting. Patience!
JG
Thank you. I love the idea of admirable goals and acceptance of what comes our way.