The Toolbox
Jim mows Gertrude’s lawn
every Friday afternoon,
because Gertrude doesn’t
have anyone to mow her lawn
for her anymore.
Her dear husband Charlie
passed away a few years ago,
and Jim’s mowed her lawn
ever since,
without being asked.
He’s never received a dime
but he’s been paid an awful lot.
Donna visits kids
at the charity hospital
two or three days a week.
Arm full of toys
and a face full of funnies,
the kids love it when
old aunt Donna comes around,
and she loves it too.
But she never wears makeup
when she visits,
because it just all runs
and smears from her tears,
the minute she walks out the door.
Those in need
teach us charity as
we realize
that God has a tool for
every broken part,
that’s one of the reasons
some folks
think from the heart.
© 2009 Terry Miller