"What work is" by Phillip Levine

WAIT
<Tab/> After reading the various definitions of the word 'wait' I have noticed that there are quite a few different meanings. One of these is "wait on or wait upon - to attend as a servant" another is "wait - to remain stationary in readiness or expectation" and still another would be "wait - to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized".
<Tab/>The definition I chose to focus on is the third, "to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized". When reading the poem "What Work Is" by Philip Levine this is the definition that fit's the context of the piece…