don't have to wait
with the countdown
thrumming in our heads
desperate really
to accomplish
make ready and then
show up
and
be merry
don't have to wait
when deep down inside
all the glitter cannot erase
the ache of a soul
when life doesn't deliver
and the season
bringing heartache
against the backdrop
of sparkle
don't have to wait
because
this furious longing
of God for us
indescribable
beyond our wildest desires
captivating
untamable
a love affair
for all the ages
full of
infinite tenderness
and
amazing grace
gifts
larger than ourselves
or any wish list
delivered to our door
already
for broken hearts
and broken hope
covered up with
tinsel and wrapping
until
it is all but
unrecognizable
so deep the longing
driving us
but
this hound of heaven
relentless
to unwrap our messy
heal our broken
and calm our desperate
with his love
full of mercy
born in a stable
on this very special night
don't have to wait
anymore
monday morning
filling full with
expectations
flinging
with wild abandon
around
in my head
routine crashing
into the yearning
deep
to get out of jail
free
and live joyous
serendipity
because sometimes
most of the time
wanting to grab
that camera
and get in the car
and go
anywhere
to breathe in the deep
beauty-filling
living-in-the-joy
moments
of pure freedom
and creative bliss
and the being reminded
today in the early
it is God
who created
and planted in us
this yearning deep
and
it is stunning
considering even
the possibility
of living wildly grateful
a daily celebration
deep within the soul
transforming
on a monday
mundane
or any day
and in every season
this big beautiful yes
to life
and chasing beauty
here
celebrating
the terrible beauty
of a coastline
in the mighty grip
of a nor'easter
and grateful
this time
for being spared
snapping photos
and bracing the wind
laughing
while elsewhere
devastation
and our hearts are mindful
it is a fine line
and every day
a gift
. . . chasing beauty
