Waiting

O Muse Darling,
I waited for you
in our familiar place.
Waited for you to come
spread wide yourself and
let
me
in.
But you never showed.
Nevertheless I still sat framed by fidelity
listening to
heater tick, tick
as blue black sky
and wet white snow
became clear as day
through our favorite window.
I’m a little piqued.
I lit a candle
and everything.
 
 

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15 Comments

  1. Gwendolyn Acres on October 21, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    Wonderful inspiration from a “No Show”.

  2. Carol on October 21, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    Your words left me breathless with their longing for inspiration…and it did.

  3. Lindsay Terry on October 21, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    Not far enough along in my “the beautiful due” experience to understand this one. I’ve read it three times and have yet to see where you’re heading. I’ll read it again. Maybe I missed something. When I consider the magnitude of your writing ability, as exemplified in “You’ve Got to Know When to Hold ’em” — I’m sure I did.

    Forgive me, but this one seemed to zing right over my head.
    Lindsay

    • thebeautifuldue on October 22, 2013 at 2:03 am

      Lindsay, you’re gracious to read my nonsense. Hang in there, and thanks.

  4. nancy on October 21, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    a sense of humor
    brought you through
    the rough patch
    smoothly

  5. Diana Trautwein on October 21, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    You know, I find myself piqued when she’s a no-show, too. The nerve. But generally, she shows up somewhere, often when I’m not waiting patiently, with the candle lit. And then what to do? She can be capricious, that one.

  6. Jason Woodford on October 21, 2013 at 10:04 pm

    Too funny! I love this one! So right on! This is a fun one, and I love the creativity in it!

  7. Cathy K. on October 22, 2013 at 12:38 am

    Sadly, I’m often the one not showing up, not stopping to spread wide to let anything/anyone in. To my window with match for the candle!

  8. Peg Richards on October 22, 2013 at 1:18 am

    This one made me laugh out loud, John. Been there, done that. Received nothing. I like the candle. 🙂

  9. gracescape on October 22, 2013 at 4:13 am

    I haven’t lit any candles for too many days. But you inspired me to do so tonight.

  10. Cherry Odelberg on October 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    Mama said there’l be days like that….

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