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Lucie
Senior Member

since 1999-06-20

Posts 1077
Houston

0 posted 2001-11-09 09:27 AM

I watched her pull the heavy laden suitcase on the bus.
Counting every penny of the fare with such a fuss.
I greeted her and smiled asking how she was today.
Knowing I'd opened floodgates on all she had to say.

She looked at me and smiled saying "Life is good I guess."
"It wouldn't do me any good complaining" she confessed.
She rattled on about the day and how nice it had been.
But saying she could feel that soon the cold would settle in.

We chatted 'bout the people as I manuevered through the streets.
Drove through rain that washed the dirty filth from the concrete.
For hours back and forth through town I drove the city bus.
At times was filled to overflow, other trips it was just us.

She napped a while to the rocking cadence of the wheels.
The sun rose like a quiet thief past the shadows that it steals.
I yawned and told her it was time for me to end my day.
She smiled as she watched the evil dark turn into gray.

I watched her pull the heavy laden suitcase off the bus.
Counting all her shopping bags and making such a fuss.
I watched with sadness as she took her things and sat right there.
Seeing more then words could say in her ancient homeless stare.

With perseverance even the snail reached the Ark.

Interloper

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

1 posted 2001-11-09 09:31 AM

They are heart-wrenching and you have captured it so very well.
Sensitive piece indeed

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

SEA

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Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

2 posted 2001-11-09 09:39 AM

making my heart cry with this.....

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

3 posted 2001-11-09 10:16 AM

This is so sad, but very good. It breaks my heart to see people having to live on the street.

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

4 posted 2001-11-09 10:18 AM

this, this is a sadness I can and never will understand I guess. To think of someone with no home, no food and living on the street.
I thank God for a warm home and a turkey dinner soon....and for the other blessings he has given me. We do not know but one day we may indeed be in their shoes.

Kathleen
nickname "Kay"
also wrote as The Lady of Shallot
"be true to yourself"

peaches73533
Senior Member

since 2001-11-04

Posts 981
OK, USA

5 posted 2001-11-09 10:21 AM

This is sad,but you have captured your thoughts very well.
Peaches

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

6 posted 2001-11-09 10:30 AM

Sometimes in order to see our silver lining our life, all we have to do....

is look around....

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