The traffic light simply would not turn green
So the people stopped to wait
As the traffic rolled and the wind blew cold
And the hour grew dark and late.
Zoom-varoom, trucks, trailers
Bikes and limousines,
Clatterin' by - Me oh my!
Won't that light turn green?
But the days turned weeks, and the weeks turned months
And there on the corner they stood,
Twiddlin' their thumbs till the changin' comes
The way good people should.
And if you walk by that corner now,
You may think it's rather strange
To see them there as they hopefully gaze
With the very same smile on their very same face
As they patiently stand in the very same place
And wait for the light to change.
-by Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Sometimes, when things are taking a long time and I'm growing impatient, I imagine life to be like this poem.
*All emphasis added is my own.
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I like this poem. It is a lot like life only we don't always smile. Sometimes we start pounding the wheel and yelling or honk our horns and throw up our fists and sometimes we just run right through the light and that's when we get smacked by a semi. Only God is so good to us that he forgives us and works it out for the good, like being able to witness to the guy next to us at the hospital in traction. I need to hear from God in an unmistakable way so badly right now. I am going through such a difficult time in my life. Please pray for me if you think of me. Thanks
Oh Anna, that is so, so true! You totally got the point of this poem. Congratulations! You win the "exhale award of the day"!
I'm so sorry things are so hard for you right now. :( Please remember my offer. You are always in my prayers.
RUN ACCROSS THE STREET!!! darting in and out of traffic, jumping over potholes and leaping up on curbs...much more fun i promise...
~Rebekah
Hi Rebekah. I hope your havin' a great day!
Hmmmm, that sounds strangely familiar...frogger?! I love frogger and I'm pretty good at it too. Maybe I can somehow transfer my mad frogger skills over to reality.
Oh Anna! I thought you were alluding to the frog that jumps out and gets squashed!! Is it possible that there is a time to wait for the light to change?
I like to think that it'll be worth the wait.:)
Oh you guys, I was just havin' a little fun with Rebecah's post.
I'm not planning on jumping out in front of any trucks. Silly people.
Love to all my peeps.
Waiting for the light to turn green may seem to be longest wait of your life when you don't have the virtue of patience....Kristine
hehehee i lik dis poem...........not relly mwahahahaaa u suck yah u i jus read it cuz my ela teacher iz makin us read it.......so yahhhhhhhh....................
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