Baby Steps…

I have two new and

different things in my

life that are additions

in retirement

 

Both are bringing me a

certain amount of

recognition…

But…

Each are moving

slow and easy

In their own time…

 

Like anything good

things of greatness

come to those who

wait and those who

remain humble

in the waiting

 

Baby Steps…

Moving slow and steady

Just the way I like it…

 

Copyright © 2015 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

She Waits…

Hiding in the

evening mists

She waits…

 

Hoping what she

needs will find her

 

But…

 

Afraid tonight

will be additional

disappointment

 

Yet…

 

She still

Waits…

 

Copyright © 2015 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

I Wait…

Source: We Heart It

And…

I wait

Yet again

for the call that

never comes

 

And…

I wait

because that

is expected

of me

 

And…

I wait

knowing what

I hope for

will never

happen

 

And…

I wait

Because there

is nothing

else I can do

 

So…

 

I WAIT…

 

Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

She Waits…

Source: Annie’s Images

Wrapped in her granny’s quilt

Gently swaying in the board and rope swing

her daddy made when she was four

 

She waits…

 

Twilight and the sky is purple

Full dark still minutes away

 

Eyes peeled for the first star

She has done this ritual

since she was little

sitting on granny’s lap

Waiting…

 

Smiling…

First star and now for the

Starlight poem

Next to show…

The Dippers ~ Big and Little

Finally…

Orion’s Belt

 

She always looks for them

always the same order

just as granny taught her

 

Waiting…

 

Until she finally rises

just above the trees

Her Moon…

And…

Her heart beats faster

As she praises the beauty

of another Full Moon

 

Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry and Photography
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Waiting…

Source: We Heart It

Dark skies gathering

Storm brewing

Thunder threatening

Winds from first the

North then the North East

 

The air crackles with ozone

Waiting…

Hoping…

For a gentle

Soaking Rain…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

Good Things

Source: We Heart It

Mama always said,

“Good things come to

those who wait!”

 

Her wisdom has 

always led me in

the right direction…

If only I believe…

If only I am

Patient…

 

Waiting isn’t easy

But…

It does pay off

in the long run…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

Hope

Source: We Heart It

Changes are coming…

Letting go…

Hope is around

the corner

And…

Life is looking up

 

Sighing…

Not knowing what

to expect…

when…

But…

Waiting for something

New…

Different…

 

Right now 

I am standing

on the up side

of Down…

 

Watching…

Waiting…

Hoping…

To be

Found…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

Waiting

Source: We Heart It

Always waiting

The new Norm…

 

No expectations

any more

 

If something 

happens by chance

 

Then…

the cynic in  me

will be surprised

 

After all this time…

why should I expect

More…

 

Always an afterthought

if not outright

Ignored…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Waiting…

Source: We Heart It

At times impatience sets in

And…

I cannot stand

the waiting…

the wondering…

the longing…

 

Things run through

my mind when I get

to this point

Why…

When…

How Long…

 

Then…

 

Everything is worth

it in the end

 

Waiting…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

Royal Street, 2010

Image: We Heart It

 

Looking into the

court yard with

nervous curiosity

she saw the sign

 

Palm’s Read…

it said

 

Did she dare…

Did she want to know…

Things were different

than before

 

He walked through

a far archway

and invited

her to sit

 

Opening a

Leather Bound

Journal

Searching its

pages

 

“Ah…here you

are,” he said.

 

“I have been

waiting for

your return.”

 

Royal Street, 2010

She had been

here before

Thankfully it

survived Katrina

 

Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie