STORIES: The Waiting

The better part of June is over. There is change and sorrow in the air. He is prepared and waits with shallow breathing calm to meet the winds that blow the time a little bit beyond that of human understanding and acceptance. The natural rhythm of life that is so defined and yet incomprehensible nears and with the stored knowledge, memory and resolve he will be patient. To know the enemy, he has learned, is half the battle won.