Poetry

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Wednesday Means

a hot meal at the church’s
free weekly luncheon,
volunteers anxious to do
their bit for Jesus,
bless them all. Gathered in
the corridor a culture
of excitement, crowd-lineup
waiting, tummies
grumbling.

”What’s on today?” a voice
asks. “Had hamburger,
lasagna, soup ‘n sandwiches
the last couple weeks.”
“Leftovers,” someone jokes.

Hurry, chairs filling up. There’s
Hank and Dolores as usual
without a flash of cash,
bumming smokes, happy in their
friendships, wary of two others

snatching the best street bench
this morning. “Surprise,” a
voice finally answers, “Today’s
menu is barbecued chicken.”
“Yesterday, Mary Lou had
a baby,” another voice adds.

© Richard L. Provencher 2007

Richard & Esther Provencher invite you to read ‘FOOTPRINTS” a novel about family relationships. “Someone’s Son” and “Into The Fire” will also be available soon by the same company. These books were written during the first several years while Richard was recovering from his stroke, which felled him in 1999. He is still recovering.

The link to “FOOTPRINTS” is as follows: http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_footprints.html

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