Unforeseen Delay By:Jim Gandolf

Unforeseen Delay

By Jim Gandolf 

Poem

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Unforeseen Delay 

The Pause Before the Dawn

The engine idled, humming a low tune,

The bags were packed beneath the silver moon.

A map of hope spread out upon the floor,

The movement ready to unlock the door.

A whispered promise of a better day,

To shed the burden and to find the way.

A shared desire, a collective breath,

To triumph over slow and bitter death

Of old stagnation. Freedom's road was near—

Then came the news that drowned the rousing cheer.

A sudden slip, a shift in solid ground,

A silent mandate where no voice was found.

The forward motion, swift and sure and bright,

Was halted, cast into a holding light.

The date rescheduled, the momentum bent,

The perfect vision suddenly was rent.

And now the hearts, so brave and keenly strung,

Break with the weight of waiting, yet unsung.

But listen close to what the silence keeps:

A field lies fallow only when it sleeps.

This unforeseen delay is not defeat,

It is the forging of the spirit's heat.

A deeper root sinks down beneath the dust,

A lesson learned in patience and in trust.

The hurried river, briefly held in check,

Gathers its force to flow without a wreck.

So let the pain of this sharp setback pass,

It fuels the fire beneath the broken glass.

For every pause allows the soul to mend,

To plan the route that will not quickly end.

Hold fast the vision for the greater good,

Missteps are simply well-misunderstood

Refinements to the glorious design.

The time will come; the stars will realign.

When that gate opens, it will not just start—

It will be stronger, moving, heart by heart.

Thank you for reading, 

Jim Gandolf