It was fifty years ago, on a hot summer day, in the deep south. We lived on a dirt road, on a sand lot. We were, what was known as “dirt poor”. I had been playing outside all morning in the sand. Suddenly, I heard a sharp clanking sound behind me and looking over my … Read more
I found a penny today just laying on the ground But it’s not just a penny this little coin I’ve found “Found” pennies come from heaven that’s what my Grandpa told me He said angels toss them down oh, how I loved that story He said when an angel misses you they toss a penny … Read more
It was a rainy night in New Orleans; at a bus station in the town, I watched a young girl weeping As her baggage was taken down. It seems she’d lost her ticket Changing buses in the night. She begged them not to leave her there With no sign of help in sight. The bus … Read more