Picture this –
I ask a friend
for a cup of coffee
and they obligingly say,
“Yes, no problem!”
I wait patiently

Time passes
and I continue to wait,
impatiently.

Eventually
I give up,
realising that this cup of coffee
simply isn’t going to happen.
I’m surprised and disappointed –
I was so sure
that I could count on my friend.

Then one day
out of the blue
my friend reappears
with that long-awaited cup of coffee.
Seeing my look of surprise
he explains, saying,
“Sorry that took so long –
that coffee tree took longer to grow
than I expected!”

Lord,
when I get impatient with you
remind me
that with you,
there is no such thing
as instant coffee!

© Claire Murray, 3/12/15