Apause richard lynn livesay

Waiting for the weights to be lifted

Waiting for the rush to stop rushing

And the crowd to stop crowding

Waiting for the liars to cease lying

Waiting for the swords to become plowshares

And for the meek to inherit the Earth

Waiting for the water to boil

Waiting for the cobra to coil

And for leaders to be loyal

Waiting for the righteous to reign

Waiting for insane to be sane

And for no one to blame

Waiting for the angels to sing

Waiting for spirit to bring

Love, joy and peace that will ring

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Len Maxwell Feb 1, 2013, 3:54pm UTC

You had a couple different layers in there that I appreciated.

Featured on the Wall of Understanding on The Triple Name Club.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 1, 2013, 5:36pm UTC

and while I wait, will continue to create...appreciate, Len

JOHN BECK Feb 2, 2013, 8:07am UTC

Thanks for also submitting to Gather Writing Essentials. Now featured.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 2, 2013, 12:59pm UTC

the honor is mine, my friend

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Pam Brittain Feb 1, 2013, 4:23pm UTC

I like this.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 1, 2013, 5:37pm UTC

and i am honored

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ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Feb 1, 2013, 5:15pm UTC

Enjoyed as always. Reminded me of a John Mayer song, Waiting on the World to Change.

Thanks for sharing at The Surreal Circus.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 1, 2013, 5:38pm UTC

will have to pull up his song up, thanks, Carol

ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Feb 1, 2013, 5:51pm UTC

Here is a YouTube of the song with lyrics.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 1, 2013, 5:53pm UTC

thanks...going there now

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Mustafa Demiri Feb 2, 2013, 1:10am UTC

May you see, with your own eyes, that change in world you have been wishing into being... May the noble purpose of mankind be realized... And blessings to you, Richard, for your wise and noble heart.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 2, 2013, 12:53pm UTC

we are all one my brother, waiting for the world to become that garden of Eden that we know is possible and then realizing that the kingdom is in the heart of each one of us and will manifest when our collective light-thoughts overcome the fear that is the darkness used to control us...thank you for your humbling thoughts, my friend

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wendy st. john-devereaux Feb 2, 2013, 9:35am UTC

lfe is a waitng game
on many levels
while waiting,
i look out the window
and see the birds
flying free
and i see
paradise
is here and now
sometimes

blessings, papa
i loved this poem--it is so YOU

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 2, 2013, 12:57pm UTC

you are such an enlightening soul with understanding and I am so proud to have connected with part of my spiritual family and have you as a "daughter" as you are truly a gift...blessings

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David W. Feb 2, 2013, 3:35pm UTC

I've been waiting for those things much to long, my patience is at it's breaking point.
Well done, Richard, but I fear waiting is an exercise in futility.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 3, 2013, 2:29am UTC

I agree and that is what I felt as writing it...thanks, David

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stephen berwaldt Feb 2, 2013, 7:12pm UTC

We seem to be waiting for all the good things we know must be out there... I wonder if we will always be waiting for the good things...maybe it will always be just beyond our reach...
I love the poem...I love the idealism... I love how you ply your craft... Well written...

Thank you for posting your work to Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists. Now Featured.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 3, 2013, 2:31am UTC

you're a gem, Stephen...is patience really a virtue? thanks for the feature

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Joy Bee Feb 2, 2013, 7:25pm UTC

The waiting game is best played by your last lines: Waiting for the angels to sing; Waiting for spirit to bring; Love, joy and peace that will ring

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18.

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 3, 2013, 2:32am UTC

you are a blessing, thank you, Joy

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