Waiting

By Sandra Petree

From the world you came

And offered me your hand.

With the knowledge that I then possessed

I laughingly and lovingly and joyfully

Said yes.

But now my knowledge has increased.

I see beyond the edges of mortality

Beyond the here and now,

The “this” and “we.”

to Waiting, I stand

Offering you my hand

Hoping you will come to know,

Take my hand, and go

Leading me

Back into eternity.