I thought this could cause some people to smile at a time when we feel so much stress about the state of Our Nation. When I was a child, I looked for coins and found them and used them to feed myself and my sister when we were hungry, which was often. Every little bit of kindness makes a difference to someone. Yu/stan/kema.
We often fail to understand
The things people do.
Found on Pinterest 4-2-16.
We speculate, incriminate,
Make quick judgments too.
I threw coins upon the ground.
Did it with no remorse.
I smiled as I walked away.
I kept a steady course.
Someone came to talk with me.
With anger in his face.
“Pick up that bit of trash,
Don’t leave behind a trace.”
A little boy came down the street
And picked the money up.
He held the coins so tenderly.
He went and bought a cup.
He found a water fountain,
And he filled it to the brim.
He took it to his neighbor
who had just lost a limb.
In a corner of my mind,
I saw another child
Pick up some money
And hold it close awhile.
He went to the market.
He bought a loaf of bread.
He gave it to some children.
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