Up till now, our progress has felt
like water cresting —
surging and halting, rolling over itself,
seeming not to move
and threatening to flood
at the same time

Today we begin to see
the unfolding of it,
step by step —
all these will happen
but not all at once —

We will be ready
for everything as it comes,
our work —
to match our pace
with our breathing,
one breath at a time,
no more, no less,
riding the wave till it’s done.

©Wendy Mulhern
March 18, 2016