in much the same way
that he appeared out of the blue
in the midst of a very heavy snow season
to ask if i would hire him to shovel my driveway
and disappearing just as suddenly
only to appear again
last weekend
wheeling his mower down the sidewalk
and stopping by
to ask if i would hire him to mow my lawn
soon after my lawn mower refused to start
the quiet, polite, hardworking kid with no nameĀ is backĀ
and gone again.
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“everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.”
-maeve binchy
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image credit: pincor products vintage advertising