Thursday, May 14, 2026

Life as a Noisy Waiting Room - poem

  

Lawrence Hall

Mhall46184@aol.com

Dispatches for the Colonial Office

LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life, Literature and Love

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Life as a Noisy Waiting Room

 

 

“This waiting room of a world.”

 

-fictional line by the character of C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands

 

 

How much of life is passed in waiting for others

To do what they promised they would do:

The mechanic who promised to call when the car was ready

The computer that promised your package on Monday

 

The lawn service that promised to mow on Tuesday

The friend who promised to meet you on Wednesday

The pharmacist who promised your meds for Thursday

The doctor’s appointment promised for nine o’clock Friday

 

The cable service that promised repairs by Saturday

Oh, sure, all those promises -

They simply went away!

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Life as a Noisy Waiting Room - poem

   Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Dispatches for the Colonial Office LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life, Literature and...