Patience

Patience is
wider than one
once envisioned,
with ribbons
of rivers
and distant
ranges and
tasks undertaken
and finished
with modest
relish by
natives in their
native dress.
Who would
have guessed
it possible
that waiting
is sustainable-
a place with
its own harvests.
Or that in
time's fullness
the diamonds
of patience
couldn't be
distinguished
from the genuine
in brilliance
or hardness.
- Kay Ryan


I'm in that strange position where I have a lot to do, but I can't really do any of it yet. I need to pack for moving, but I still need to cook dinner for the next week and a half. I need to register for classes, but registration doesn't begin for a couple weeks. I need to find out the status of my job continuation, but can't talk to anyone else until after higher-ups meet about hiring practices. The to-do list is growing, but I haven't been able to cross a lot off yet.

And so, I learn patience.