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Waiting

Bone worn from the busywork of waiting
Rough worry's riptide sweeps away solace
Exhaustion engulfing like ceaseless lakes

Tasting mineral qualms of silent lakes
Off the precipice of doubt I hang, waiting
Distracted by notes on statistical solace

Resuscitating hope, my one solace
Blood numbers float under hours of lakes
Through wet paper walls tear sharp winds, waiting

The weight of waiting drowns my solace in nebulous lakes

2/14/19 

For Tritina contest
Sponsor: Charles Messina

Copyright © Michelle Faulkner | Year Posted 2019

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Line Gauthier Date: 2/25/2019 4:43:00 PM Congrats on your win, Michelle. Well done. Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/27/2019 7:57:00 PM Thank you, Line-

Jan Allison Date: 2/24/2019 4:59:00 PM waiting can be so so difficult especially in health matters such intense imagery Michelle, I can relate big time at the moment, congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/24/2019 11:58:00 PM Yes, waiting can be excruciating, thank you for your comment, Jan!

Charles Messina Date: 2/24/2019 4:29:00 PM Wonderful write, Michele. Very well done and penned. Congratulations on your win in my contest. Charlie Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/24/2019 11:57:00 PM Thank you, Charlie, glad you like it-

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/24/2019 2:46:00 PM also, thanks for my win in your recent contest. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/24/2019 2:40:00 PM Your poem is very fresh with imagery, Michelle. Congrats for your tritina win. Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/24/2019 11:59:00 PM Thanks for your comment, Andrea!

M. L. Kiser Date: 2/16/2019 9:46:00 PM Beautiful; wonderful imagery. Good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/17/2019 10:36:00 PM Thank you so much, M.L.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 2/15/2019 4:20:00 PM Michelle, "waiting" can be very difficult sometimes and you wrote well on the feelings associated with the angst. Nice work! Winning wishes for you in Charlie's contest. Thanks for letting me know your prize arrived. Still waiting to hear from others. Best, Carolyn Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/16/2019 9:46:00 PM Thank you for your kind comment, Carolyn!

Caren Krutsinger Date: 2/15/2019 3:43:00 AM Michelle, there are so many favorite parts in this poem for me. "Off the precipice of doubt I hang," and the last line especially. A well-built tritina my friend! And not easy. I know. Login to Reply Michelle Faulkner Date: 2/15/2019 3:17:00 PM Thank you, my friend, things are stressful for me right now-