Doing nothing of importance

A ‘wow’ moment in time

It didn’t last long

But I heard something chime

It wasn’t a light,

More a bell, in my head

‘I was getting better’

I had nearly been dead

'I have moved quickly

Not slow as a snail'

How could that be?

Well - that’s not for this tale

I hadn’t been trying

I didn’t have to go far

But the door that was closed

Was now ‘just ajar’

For this very moment

I had waited for years

Thought it would never happen

I’ve shed many tears

I still have to travel

A long road to be well

But, of this realisation

I just wanted to tell

It’s surprising how quickly

Inner vistas can change

I see beaches and hills

With no limit to range

I shall no longer be

Confined to the bed

The room or the house

They could happen instead

My message to anyone

Is always have hope

With courage and endurance

It helps you to cope

Maybe a ‘wow’ moment

Is there ‘in the wings'

It may mean nothing to others

But your heart now sings

Copyright Audrey Coatesworth2014

This poem will be included in the, as yet unpublished, book, 'Glimpses'