Waiting for a Reply

A couple of weeks after Christmas

I received a card from a friend in

Australia. (If you were reading my

Facebook post you would know.)

It takes a while to get mail from

12,000 miles away. There’s lots

of land and a big ocean along the

way.

Be that as it may, I responded in

kind, but figured e-mail would be

far quicker (light-speed messaging,

you know).

Anyhow, that was over a week ago,

and as of yet not a word back from

her. And then I entertained what may

be happening with her. I made every

excuse I could think of. It was then

I realized—A lot can happen half a

world away. So much can happen in

minutes throughout the day.

They say, time will tell. I certainly

hope so, for at my age time is

a dwindling commodity wasting

away.

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Chris Hanch 2-3-2021