Waiting

I don’t know if we have talked
Or if we’ve even met.
I don’t know if you can sing –
I wish, but I don’t yet.

What color are your eyes so bright?
What color is your hair?
How do you look when you’re asleep?
How do you say your prayers?

And is your laughter loud and free,
Or is it softly pensive?
Do you forget the little things
Or are you more attentive?

What kind of person in the morning?-
Bright and cheerful? Owl night?
How will you discipline our kids
If [rather, when] they fight?

Will you help with all the dishes?
Would [or can] you cook at all?
Will you take me out for walks
When summer eases into fall?

Would you let me plant a Willow
Tree betwixt the vines outside?
Will you satisfy my longing
For a baby porcupine?

All these answers that I’m seeking
With be found when I find you.
For the moment, know I’m waiting.
Know I’m faithful. Know I’m true.