Thursday, January 10, 2013

Small Stone: January 10, 2013




This morning in front of the discount fish market
on diverse Mission Street:

Fitfully sleeping on the bus-stop bench,
as usual ─ the grizzled old man existing
in the last, probably hopeless,
stages of an alcoholic reality.

Nearby, two beautifully groomed ladies,
perhaps near the same age
hand out Spanish-language Watchtower
magazines: offering their great hope
for eternity.
















A photo of today would have been invasive
and inappropriate. Thought I would cast my
eyes upward with this older photo.

2 comments:

  1. the photo is indeed appropriate as the ladies' hope for eternity

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  2. I hope that sometimes the man catches such a glimpse of the sky and feels himself blessed. I hope the ladies see the man and feel blessed, too.

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