While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll write a poem
\nor write a novel;\u2028
\nI’ll write stories\u2028
\nsome sorts and other. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll walk down\u2028
\nto the beach and watch the sun,
\nas it slowly sets\u2028
\nand kiss the ocean. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll plant some trees
\nup on the hill,\u2028
\nwhere the strong wind blows
\nthe view’s breathtaking. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll pray fervently;
\nfor prayers concede barriers,
\nthrow down walls\u2028
\nand move mountains. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll dance in the rain,
\nsing on stormy nights\u2028
\nto ease some pains. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll continue to dream,\u2028
\nfor dreams won’t stop in the rain;
\nthough the skies are filled with clouds
\nor when the days are dim. <\/p>\n
While waiting,\u2028
\nfor now I’ll be hoping,
\nfor if I won’t\u2028
\nthen why am I waiting? <\/p>\n
Riza Ramos is a registered nurse at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.\u2019s Hemodialysis Unit. She is the author of three books (in collaboration with Walt Goodridge), including Drinking Seawater, a memoir about Typhoon Soudelor.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While waiting,\u2028 for now I’ll write a poem or write a novel;\u2028 I’ll write stories\u2028…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[12826,21558,8103,6333],"class_list":["post-278012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-drinking-seawater","tag-hemodialysis-unit","tag-riza-ramos","tag-typhoon-soudelor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}