Gratitude From the Weary

She almost gave up And gave it one last try To serve coffee at the  Coffee shop, but  There they said She could not. Age it was She couldn’t keep up. Years and years Of education Times well spent  With her vocation Teaching her children well. And now it’s so She can’t get hired She’sContinue reading “Gratitude From the Weary”

Sometimes Luck Needs a Little Participation

Helping someone was something Annie was accustomed to in her youth, but since her children were grown, she rarely cared for another.  As she tucked the blanket over Paul’s shoulders, changed the vomit pail, prepared the dialysis apparatus and woke him when the fluid bags needed changing, she got in touch with her humanity again. Continue reading Sometimes Luck Needs a Little Participation