Dear Friends and Family,
Ed & Shirley
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the slowing of breathing
a moving date, a vote,
always looming on some horizon,
the innkeeper opened his stable,
Waiting
Sitting in this yoga pose,
the ceiling edges take their form;
still catching morning light.
Even the exercise is a waiting,
for the last moves,
the slowing of breathing
and heart.
My father waited for half his life
to retire, and then missed being busy.
A contract, a letter to be signed,
a moving date, a vote,
a purchase to be made,
all fill time.
We expect things will happen,
other transactions will be made,
always looming on some horizon,
but not yet.
Moses had to shed his shoes,
the innkeeper opened his stable,
the bush burst into flames
the mother-to-be wailing;
this is the moment about to be;
this is the waiting in fullness.
14 Dec 16
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Poem © Copyright 2016, E. G. Happ, All Rights Reserved.
Photos © Copyright 2016, Shirley Chen, All Rights Reserved
