Anticipation

Like the watched pot that
Finally boils, the bubbling of
Unrestrained joy rises inside
Making me flush with the heat of
This erupting geyser. A dream
That has no awakening to call
This cinematic spectacle to end,
As a lethargy of contentment
Buries my ability to focus on
Anything of substance but the
Promise that the dawning day
Of tomorrow will bring the hope
Of happiness foreshadowed, pure
Elation of justice finally delivered
Where it is long overdue, the gift
So long desired finally given over
To accepting hands. The sun shall
Rise and, before it has set, the
Wonder and wishing will have
Withdrawn into the new reality
Made of our own choosing.
The challenge to endure and
To persevere has been answered,
Successfully navigating the first leg
Of the long journey on which we
Embarked with wide-eyed innocence
When even that single task, now laid
To rest, seemed so very daunting.
So close now we are there, and the
Anticipation that has labored long
Upon us has been repaid in full
With the smiles of a new serenity.
The shadow disappears, the image
Is made whole in unclouded vision.

-Dakin 8/27/09