Another Art (Villanelle-esque!)

 

 

 

The art of waiting is hard to master –

Patience in humans is never innate,

Always craving bigger, better, faster.

 

Practise waiting every day. You must learn!

In shops, for buses, friends, drinks and, vaster –

For the wind to change, for the tide to turn.

 

Then practise waiting longer; buses late,

Card machines broken, friends delayed, the yearn

For cold cider on warm days. Contemplate.

 

I waited for death to come. Grave concern.

A blessing rather than great disaster –

You light a candle, watch it slowly burn.

 

I wait for time to heal. And still, I wait…

Your watch has stopped, and yet things go faster –

Before I know it, we’re back to the date.

 

I’m expert now; I’ve mastered this one art –

Upon the stage of patience, play my part.

Waiting is never something that’s innate,