THE FOOL
At first I’d be happy to just touch
the fringe of the crowd around him.
But then, the more
he talked, the
more I wanted to talk to him - just him.
I caught him for a one to one chat-
lucky me – just for about ten minutes.
I asked him, “I was wondering where
you get all your wonderful ideas first?”
He said, “Thanks. Well, I guess from folks
like you. I notice faces – and how people
gleam when they wash each other’s feet
or give the thirsty a glass of cold water.”
I see mothers and fathers who make sure
their kids go first and they go last – folks
who die to themselves so others can rise.
I notice people doing love in so many ways.
It seems to me that those who think others
are fools – still haven’t learned that happiness
and the kingdom of heaven is what the fools
learned is the real secret of how to live.
© Andy Costello, Reflections
2020
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