In this my waiting

[busker]

Thanks, Weeded, Duke, Bryn, Sun
@Weeded - glad you liked the metre!
@Duke - glad you liked 'green papyrus'. I wish it could've been 'gold papyrus' as it just sounds better, but alas, there's no happy similarity with maize
@Bryn - the coherence problem is noted. Glad you liked some of the rest.
@sun - thanks for your comments. 'The first line promises an ending that doesn't come' is a great piece of feedback, and echoes the sentiments voiced by the others in an elegant way. Also noted yours and bryn's feedback on the title.

Thanks again, all!