The Right Moment
She gathers information
on maneuvers
for old age living.
As her daughter tells her
she is setting up a living space
for when it is time
her functions slow
and life becomes smaller.
Except for the flight
to New York City
an hour away.
She can visit her son
who lives there with his family.
She can visit the Met
and eat warm roasted chestnuts
at Christmas near Rockefeller Center.
Then return to rural America
to eat pulled pork
and go to hoedowns.
It occurs to her
that bad news is a ripple.
It upsets her plan
or what she thinks she wants.
While she forgets to allow possibility
and has not figured in what she has not yet figured out.
It is the ripples that keep her honest
with fear and resistance.
It is the ripples that force her to define what she wants.
Because, in fact, the universe waits.
Hoping she shows up
at the right moment
it needs her most.
She gathers information
on maneuvers
for old age living.
As her daughter tells her
she is setting up a living space
for when it is time
her functions slow
and life becomes smaller.
Except for the flight
to New York City
an hour away.
She can visit her son
who lives there with his family.
She can visit the Met
and eat warm roasted chestnuts
at Christmas near Rockefeller Center.
Then return to rural America
to eat pulled pork
and go to hoedowns.
It occurs to her
that bad news is a ripple.
It upsets her plan
or what she thinks she wants.
While she forgets to allow possibility
and has not figured in what she has not yet figured out.
It is the ripples that keep her honest
with fear and resistance.
It is the ripples that force her to define what she wants.
Because, in fact, the universe waits.
Hoping she shows up
at the right moment
it needs her most.