I Am Waiting

 I Am Waiting

I am waiting,

patiently,

for someone to pen

a prelude

to ’The Prelude’

I struggle in my bed,

wondering,

will there ever be a sequel

to ‘La Chanson de Roland’?

‘Metamorphoses’?

‘Beowulf’?

No!

the time of

dream and myth

has outrun us.

I can’t even sense

a song in the sod

for another

‘Leaves of Grass’.

But, like Ferlinghetti,

I will wait,

patiently,

foolishly,

for a rebirth of wonder.