Anticipation

As the last rays of sun
stretch down to touch the earth
and the final leaf falls from the tree
I will still be here, waiting
for you and all that it is worth
 
Let the darkness come
and smother me with dread
For I will soon know
whether you will finally come
or my fear will tear me to shreds
 
A lifetime spent in anticipation
of this moment to arrive
When love be requited
and we are together at last
so my heart will revive
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Sue Vincent's Thursday Write/Photo Challenge

Sarah is hosting tonight at D'Verse Poets and
has prompted has with poetry about waiting
D'Verse Poets - Waiting

19 thoughts on “Anticipation”

1. For I will soon know….
   or my fear will tear me to shreds

   Brilliant capture of the essence of waiting …

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   1. Thanks so much Reena!! 🙂

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2. That is a painful waiting for requited love so one’s heart can revive.

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   1. Yes, it is! 🙂💕

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3. A wonderful poem.

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   1. Thanks so much! 💕🙂

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      1. A pleasure.

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4. Oh, I can feel the desperation of waiting in this one. I want to reach in and tell the narrator to move on. Love it when a poem feels real like that.

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   1. Thanks Sara! I really appreciate it 🙂

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5. This is well written Christine . A frustrating form of waiting. Waiting on love.

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   1. Thank you Rob! So nice of you 🙂 Yes a wait that seems endless and likely pointless. It’s how we felt as teenagers

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      1. yes, we must have all felt exactly this way:)

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      2. Yes for sure Sue 🙂

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6. I think a moment like that is worth waiting for.

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   1. Yes Bjorn! I agree 🙂

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7. All I can say is I hope he shows!

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   1. Lol! Yes her should 🙂

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8. Ah, the sweet tension really gets to me in this, moving.

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   1. Thanks Paul 🙂

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