1. <br />Patience is but waiting <br />Always that extra momentary <br />Time when we would rather <br />Impart all our <br />Energy into what we might <br />Not <br />Consider <br />Either urgent or worth waiting for. <br /> <br />2. <br />Put in a guarded container <br />................a cupful of flour <br />................a bit of yeast <br />................and a certain amount of <br />Anticipation with an old-fashioned <br />................soda water clock <br />................to measure the moments of <br />Time as of yet to be undetermined. <br />Include a certain herb of indifference to the <br />Expectations of any expected outcomes <br />Not failing to keep a <br />Constant vigil, watching until the <br />Evolution of this concoction has reached <br />................its birthing stage. <br /> <br />3. <br />Place a bottle of soda <br />................on a table after shaking to <br />Allow the bubbles to rise and die. <br />Take time to tiptoe around the table <br />In your stocking feet. <br />Eye the bottle and count the <br />................remaining bubbles that <br />................have not risen and died. <br />No, No, No — wait a full ten seconds - un- <br />Cap another bottle and pour a cup, drink, <br />Enjoy the first sip of patience.<br /><br />Ben Gieske<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/patience-23/
