Patience by Kay Ryan

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

[cozzybob.livejournal.com]

I really like this one. The tight lines reinforce the meaning, make it pop. Good choice! :)

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

Nice! I agree with the previous comment, the line structure really adds to this.