waiting

Here's day five's submission of NaPoWriMo (a poem a day for the month of April in honor of National Poetry Month):

waiting

on the floor

nearby, always nearby

for a word

a gesture

some action.

in the kitchen

alert -

for a crumb

a morsel -

gravity to work

facing out

sniffing the air

through the screen

tasting

drifting scents

by the front door

hopeful

!!!

i stand,

you look up,

we lock gazes

finally in unison,

Now!

in the car

ears flapping

wind in your face

window and

wags