The Waiting Place by Dr. Seuss

Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.


Guess what? This weeks response is something new........*drumroll* DR. SEUSS!!!! Anyways, once again Dr. Seuss takes the poetry response spotlight for the third week in a row, with another interesting poem that can relate to several people in the world, the people who wait and wait and wait and wait....you get the picture. I'm sure all of you have at least once encountered a person who has a bunch of great ideas that "could" lead to a bunch of great things, but the problem is they never do; and it is this issue Dr. Seuss addresses in this poem. In every line, he states a different scenario of waiting, and I believe he is urging the readers to quit sitting around waiting uselessly for something new and exciting to happen; but rather, get out into the world and try something. If you fail then oh well, at least you tried and gained some experience from your attempt, but if you succeed at something then who knows how far in life it might take you.