in the fat doldrums of innocent aging I sat waiting

One sided 

battering ramm’d 

negligible asset 

carnal friend— 

 

Patience’s provision 

test of time 

nothing ventured 

nothing gained— 

 

In the fat doldrums 

of innocent aging 

I sat waiting— 

Thank god you came. 

 

[Robert Creeley {1926-2005} 'Your', from Selected Poems, 1945-2005]