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| WINNER of the FREE POETRY CONTEST | "How Foolish" by Gee Processor 
Wisdom is Courting Me
I’ve seen Her from Afar for a Lifetime
Yet, I believed she never noticed me
Somehow I felt I wasn’t good enough for Her
Or maybe, She was too good for me.
How Foolish
At times I flirted with her
Simply out of Curiosity
Funny, She always responded with a Smile
As if to say,
“It’s Okay, I’d Like to get to Know You”
I must’ve been Shy
Or maybe too Proud
To Think someone So Subtly Beautiful
Was Perfect for Me
How Foolish
Now I’m old
I don’t quite look the Same
I still see Her Though
She’s more beautiful than Ever
Her distance appears
Not as Great
She bears that same Welcoming Smile
Wisdom is Courting Me.
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| WINNER of the FREE SHORT STORY CONTEST | "Father and Son on the Shuttle" by S.T.Mann Kenny
was in his twenties. I was…well, I was a lot older. We had been best
friends for a lot of years. He had recently moved a couple states away
with his new job, but we kept in touch. One of us got the idea to spend
some time together, so we did a little planning and booked adjacent
seats on a flight to Colorado.
The day came. Met at Dulles, landed in
Denver, jumped into our rental car, hopped on 70, and drove 180 miles
west. Up into the Rocky Mountains…Glenwood Springs, a remote but oh so
sweet town of less than 9000 folks. The confluence of the Colorado River
and the Roaring Fork River, elevation up around 6000 feet.
Not
exactly a secret, Glenwood Springs has been patronized over the years by
silver barons and other mega-wealthy folks, movies stars, President
William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt (on several
occasions), and the notorious Al Capone.
Our daily routine included
eating healthy, sleeping restfully and soaking thoroughly in the world’s
largest hot mineral springs pool (930F, and for the not so faint of
heart, the ‘therapy pool’, registering 1040F!). The Native American Utes
believed in the healing properties of Glenwood Springs; we wouldn’t
argue.
We enjoyed a 16+ mile bike hike through the rugged and
beautiful Glenwood Canyon, envying the kayakers sluicing and bobbing
through Upper Superstition and Tombstone rapids of the Colorado River,
and taking pictures of the abundant wildlife and mountain vistas along
the way.
…the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow…
I know all the birds of the mountains…
…for every beast of the forest is Mine…
Everything under Heaven is Mine!
Come and see the works of God…He is awesome…
…the whole earth is full of His glory!
For
good measure, we played on some water slides, white water rafted on the
Colorado, and hiked the strenuous hour long trail up to the beautiful
beyond words Hanging Lake (one of the most special places on the planet
for sure!), Bridal Veil Falls and Spouting Rock,
When our time
was up in four or five days, we drove a less direct route back to Denver
- on some 2 lane roads through the White River National Forest, some of
the most beautiful wilderness in North America. We drove by Grizzly
Peak, Lackawanna Gulch and Pikes Peak. We stopped to watch some ‘cliff
diving’ (25 feet or so off a rock ledge into a pool of ice-cold bubbling
white water!) near the Devil’s Punchbowl, and stopped for some more
hiking and picture taking at the continental divide, up around 9250 feet
of elevation, well above the tree line.
Considering the rest and
peacefulness, the nearly continuous outdoor activities in the pristine
environment, and especially my company, it was one of my best vacations
ever! I’m sounding like a chamber of commerce guy, I know.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom,…her ways are ways of pleasantness…
Heading
back to Dulles…this was mid summer and there were some lengthy weather
related flight delays. We finally arrived at a remote terminal in Dulles
at 3 AM. We hopped on one of their shuttles to get back to the luggage
area and parking lots. Their shuttles are somewhere between an oversized
humvee with seats removed, and a railroad box car, way too high and way
too wide to ride on a public street. While not pretty, not comfortable,
and not smooth, they mostly get the job done.
A young father stood
right in front of Kenny and I in the crowded ‘people mover’, facing the
same direction as us, waiting for the behemoth to get underway. The
young man lovingly and faithfully held both arms around his sleeping
son, maybe 8 or 9. It made think of how my own dad held me the same way,
years and years ago. And how, similarly, I had held my own son.
The glory of children is their father…
Seeing
the father holding his son also made me think that this young man had
never ridden this shuttle before, as I had. I knew the routine – this
‘thing’ was gonna suddenly and without warning lurch into motion. You
either held on or you fell down. The young dad was not holding on, and
to make it worse, he was ‘top heavy’ because he was holding his son. An
accident was in the making – the loving father would fall onto his
beloved son.
The Lord watches over the strangers…
The Holy Spirit spoke to my heart –
BE
READY. ‘LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF’…HELP THIS MAN…YOU WILL KNOW
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE TIME COMES. REMEMBER MY WORD...IT APPLIES HERE…AND
IT APPLIES NOW…EVEN ON ‘VACATION’…EVEN AT 3 AM -
Do not withhold good from whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand…
Do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction…
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he dwells by you for safety’s sake…
…hold back those who are stumbling…
The deceiver, the father of lies, the enemy, butted in…arguing….rationalizing –
You’ve
GOT to be kidding me! No way!! This is public transportation. Don’t be
stupid. It’s every man for himself. Survival of the fittest! This dude -
he’s not your neighbor…in fact he looks kinda ethnic – I don’t even
think he’s from this country! Don’t get involved. Don’t embarrass
yourself in front of all these folks, especially Kenny. If you touch
him, the man might turn around and punch you! He might call the cops!
You wanna talk to the cops at 3 AM? He might be a lawyer! Did you think
of that? Everything will be ok without you! The worst that could happen
is he stumbles and bumps into the crowd standing in front of him. He
wont hit the floor. Besides, his kid is too old to be carried
anyway…time for him to grow up! Serves him right if he gets hurt! Mind
your own business!
I’ve learned no matter how logical the rationalizing might sound, OBEY God!
Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts…
Strictly
violating all protocols known to men and behemoths, the instant the
clumsy people mover vehicle lurched forward, I held tight to a support
post with one hand and grabbed the young father’s belt from behind with
my free hand, steadying him for a second or two. Preventing him from
falling face forward onto his son.
A certain Samaritan, as he journeyed… he had compassion…
…You made me bold with strength….
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved…
In
a minute or two, we arrived at the main terminal. The others filed off
to retrieve luggage. The young dad, still embracing his still sleeping
son, curiously peeked around at me… understanding. And appreciating.
As
if nothing much unusual had happened, I introduced myself. And I
complimented the young dad how impressed I was with the loving care he
provided for his son – caring for him while he was sleepy, protecting
him…how much he obviously loved him!
Edify one another…
I
encouraged him to keep up the great job he was doing raising his son. He
wouldn’t be a little boy forever. One day he would grow up to become a
man. And maybe dad’s life long best friend as well! As had my own son.
Then I introduced him to Kenny. My travel partner. MY son!
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old,
he will not depart from it…
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Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. |
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desert,
desolate,
abandon
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