Tag Archives: patience

“*petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.”

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discovering a tiny nest tucked away 

made 

step by step 

a little little bit at a time

until

at last

this became

a safe and comforting home

a place to grow and thrive

and fly

when the time is right.

 

 

‘*little by little, the bird makes its nest.’

– french proverb

 

 

in early june.

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after 3 years

my little stick

left untouched

given time and space

has grown into

a baby peony tree

 well worth the wait

for its very first bloom.

 

“in early june, the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.”

-john steinbeck

waiting.

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waiting.

(not me, but a local who has a similar style)

 

“patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”

-joyce meyer

awaiting.

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the playground sits

quietly

awaiting the return

of the children. 

 

“it is very strange that the years teach us patience —

that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”

-e. taylor, A Wreath of Roses

orchid.

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never 

in spite of all efforts

have i been able

to keep an orchid alive

somehow

in spite of a pot cracked 

on the very first day

and

fingers crossed

trying to care for it

this tiny orchid

has survived

 even thrived.

 a surprise new flower emerges.

 

“patience is the art of hoping.”

-luc de clapiers

nuns.

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you know you’ve been waiting quite a long time

at the secretary of state’s office 

when even a minivan load of nuns get restless.

 

 

“I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name.

how could I be anything else but what I am having been named madonna?

i would have either ended up a nun or this.”

-madonna ciccone

waiting to be.

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kinder waits for the ball to drop.

 

“the world is all gates, all opportunities,

strings of tension waiting to be struck.”

-ralph waldo emerson

 

unbeatable.

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only a matter of time…..

“patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

-napoleon hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: awkward family photos

bloom.

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the peony tree is back in full bloom

pace.

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along the path

on our walk

 by the river

these tin soldiers

lie napping

in the sun

as they 

 await their moment

to fly once more.

“adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

-ralph waldo emerson

huron river, ann arbor, michigan, usa