6 word Fridays:  “Hold”..... This is a new challenge from a new friend.  She sends out a word each week and the response needs to be in six word increments.  So here is my poem for the word "hold."

My life is on “hold” now.

Or so it seems to me.

Events contrived to stall me cold.

Where to from here? Who knows?

I hold my breath, expectant, hopeful.

How long can I hold on?

I walked a labyrinth this morning.

It was a holy holding pattern

that led me into helpful thoughts.

I left refreshed, ready to delight

in the surprises, possibilities, new births

that come when “way is opened.”

Hold fast!  Be patient! Find purpose!

By Kathie Houchens 11-15-13