Adventism

I’ve never been good at

waiting, much preferring

to make things happen

instead of waiting for

them to happen to me

unbidden,

as I have grown older,

perhaps becoming a

little more philosophical,

I have begun to readily

allow myself the sweet

charm of anticipation,

to witness the pure joy on

the faces of my grandchildren

and the desire to share its

radiant glow overwhelms my

stubborn adult stoicism,

for twenty-four days I am

that little boy again, juvenile,

full of malleable excitement,

counting off the days until…

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