I spend a lot of time anticipating what’s coming next. I do of course enjoy what’s around me right now, but often when walking round the garden or in the countryside I’m looking for signs of what’s coming next. Waiting for buds to bloom or leaves to change. In the winter I’m waiting for signsContinue reading “Anticipation”
Tag Archives: waiting
waiting
I sit I wait I fiddle I fidget I rearrange my legs I lean I slouch I experiment with sliding to the edge of the chair without falling off I stare at the floor boards I stare at the ceiling I jiggle I tap I run my fingers through my hair they get stuck IContinue reading “waiting”
Chained
a heavy chain made of fear and worry wraps tight around my chest making breathing shallow and turning lips to blue solid links of cold hard iron dig into my flesh stifling suffocating holding me down and all I can do is wait head bowed tears welling hanging on to your hand until the chainContinue reading “Chained”
impatient
time tick tocks painfully slowly like a tap drip drip dripping I jiggle and wiggle wanting to be off
time
time warps and bends like a runaway train it careers down the track whipping words from my lips and the breath from my lungs there is no time left for planning and shopping and Christmas is piling on top of my head and yet like a sloth it is pon-der-ous-ly i n c h iContinue reading “time”
waiting
everything waits there is no breeze amber leaves hang motionless a still silent sky painted solid white nothing breathes only numbness cold cold fingers wide open eyes staring at treetops stark silhouettes everything waits to be awakened by your touch
School Gates
Mums And occasional dads Talk among themselves Waiting I stand alone as usual On the edges Still an outsider After nearly 10 years Perils of the working mum Irregular visitor of the school gates And most likely the only one Writing poetry as I wait The lull before the storm When all the children pourContinue reading “School Gates”
