The Long Wait.

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    We are all seekers in this world and this poem speaks to that delimma.

    The Long Wait.

    Each day beckons to me as the sun rises, the coffee perks and the thought of my love still sleeping in the next room comforts me.

    I ponder the question of whether today will be the day that I finally begin to receive the answers to life’s mysteries which to this point God has chosen that I not be allowed to see.

    Why am I here? What is my purpose? Where did I come from and where will my journey end?

    Is God inside me? All around me? Or, is he watching from afar as I struggle to know, to comprehend?

    The day blossoms into soothing warmth as the sun bathes the world around me with rays that seem to emanate from heaven rather than just another glowing star.

     My mind wanders to days past filled with memories of parents, of siblings, of friends, of my loving wife, of children long since gone to continue their life’s journey from afar.

     My focus soon returns and just for an instant I await the thunderous sound of God’s voice filling the room.

     However, the moment quickly passes and I am left once again with the disappointment that so frequently looms.

    Oh well, I tell myself, maybe tomorrow God will see fit to speak if I plead, if I kneel, if I pray.

    I am hopeful, but something inside me warns me that the long wait may well continue… for yet another day.

    As the days go by and the sun rises and sets the warmth fades as does my hope for the answers I so fervently seek.

    The thought that I may never know silently but without hesitation creeps into the depths of my mind and I wonder if my faith is far too weak.

     But I ask myself, what is faith if not the desire to discover the wonders of what God has created and to question so as to better understand ones probable fate.

    So in spite of the past and with great anticipation for the future I count my many blessings and prepare anew for the continuance of the long wait.

    ©Copyright 2007 Charlie Gragg

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    infiniti commented on The Long Wait.

    10-25-2009

    Outstanding, very vivid and thought provoking I must say. This is what I call a re-read for me because it's moving me to want to really understand what the writer is feeling when he wrote this piece. So thanks for making me think and I hope u will read more of my work. Your friend in poetry, Infiniti.
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    Stryx commented on The Long Wait.

    10-06-2009

    You are asking the question most all of us ask, and your conclusion is much the same as others. Still you ask. But you do it so well. As to the answer - it is often wrapped within the question.
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    Hampton

    10/06/2009

    Thanks. Very wise words. More to be said later.

    devaamido commented on The Long Wait.

    08-24-2009

    We try too hard, Hamp...we just need to stop talking to ourselves about who we think we are, long enough to see & hear Him/Her...It's all, already here.
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    Hampton

    08/24/2009

    Thanks and you are probably right.

    Charlie23 commented on The Long Wait.

    08-23-2009

    Interesting thought throughout this poem! Faith is sometimes a hard thing, to believe without seeing. This is a great write!
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    Hampton

    08/23/2009

    Thank you for reading and commenting.

    dragonfly1023 commented on The Long Wait.

    08-22-2009

    thought provoking words regarding that final revelation meant only to come when our time on this earth is at its end. This is one of my favorites from you Hampton. It conveys that you are a compassionate man who shares his beliefs with a true gift for writing. kudos.
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    Hampton

    08/22/2009

    Thank you for the kind comments.

    In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

    Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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