We arrived, a '63 Chevy
In morning mist and
Insisted we wade out
As one into the sounding
Sea --Drake's Bay.
The day was hot and we
Rejoiced under sun
Into night then hiked
Back up, to a note
On the windshield:
"You left your lights
On this morning, so
I disconnected the battery--
Ranger Dave." We
Found a half-inch crescent
Wrench under the hood
And surmised we,
And an angel, dived
Into the same wave.
I love this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rick. Cars shut their own lights off now, but back then it took angels.
DeleteAngels are every where … if we choose to see them :) Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteCan't always see them, Cat, but when they leave the right tool to get you home, you know they've been by.
DeleteAngels are on the lookout.
ReplyDeleteI never used to think about it, Susan, until I was doped and prepped for surgery years ago --my nurse's name tag read "Gabriel". I told him I didn't expect to see him in scrubs.
DeleteKindnesses are always remembered and isn’t that a wonderful thing.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is, Arleen. When times get tough, a smile twinkling like a star or a friendly nod can work wonders --lotta people are part angel.
DeleteOh, I love this story, Geo.!
ReplyDeleteI love it too, Jenny, because it really happened. Somehow the free-verse ballad form fits the kindnesses angels do.
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