Hourglass

A little shift starts the sand moving,

and with the second shift,

the channel opens

and everything is heading down,

small dimple on the top surface

and one by one, the grains dropping

We will streamline ourselves

so we can slide on through,

we will let go of

extraneous appendages,

we will not panic

at unstoppable momentum —

it is what we have been asking for

There is joy here

in the gathering of focus,

satisfaction

in the end of aimless waiting,

there is time for us

in the curve’s acceleration,

there’s a place for us,

and there is time.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 28, 2017