Waiting

When I think about it, We are all waiting. Each one of us.
Some of us are waiting to get through school.
Some of us are waiting to get through a crunch period at work.
And there are plenty of us who are waiting to just get through the day.

Waiting for an email, waiting to fall in love, waiting for sunrise, waiting to recover from an illness, waiting for a prayer to be answered, waiting to be surprised, waiting to show the rest of the world what we are made of, waiting for the light to turn green, waiting for the first snow of the year, waiting for the storm to pass, waiting for the class to end, waiting for a honest hug, waiting to be swept off our feet, waiting to laugh recklessly, waiting to make a phone call ..waiting for life to call us back.

So we all wait.
Like bright red tea cups waiting for warm tea to fill us up with comfort and warmth.
Like friendly sunflowers waiting to be kissed by the rays of the sun.
Like the bubbles inside champagne ..waiting for our heart beats to rise and fall.
Like the colors of the rainbow waiting to come together yet once again.
Like gigantic grey rocks waiting for winds to weather us into dust.
Like leaves fluttering in the west wind waiting to collide with friendly memories.
Like sweet words waiting to be whispered.
Like old sneakers waiting to be walked in.
Like bulky green suede curtains in a theatre waiting to open to a full house.
Like red vine tomatoes waiting to be picked.
Like bubble wrap waiting to be burst.
Like bright paint waiting to be splattered on life's canvas
Like silver stars waiting for night to fall.
Like pitch black darkness waiting for a candle to be lit.

The sweet agony and joy of waiting.
So while we wait, hopefully some of us will get to know each other,
share a smile or maybe two ..
and my prayer today is that when we find what we are waiting for ,
I hope that it is waiting for us too.

Waiting.