His fingers dressed facades of counterfeit stones
in natural lines, textures pure and pristine,
though never leaving his signature
upon the gems of his marbleized artistry.
A painter content to add believable features
on the boulder clusters
enhancing the theme park's ambience and enchantment.
Midnight was his canvas' time of expression
happily laboring during hours when other sleep.
Was on his way to work early one morning
when caring eyes witnessed a semi truck
over turn on an exit, spilling gallons of diesel,
spraying the asphalt with showers of shattered glass.
Heart that saw all life as beauty
stopped and crawled through river of tractor juice
and cactus patch of windshield fragments
to rescue the driver,
trapped in his cab, seat belt release stuck.
Aiding by a Highway patrolmen,
with eyes stingy from the fumes,
scratches on body bleeding and painful,
finally his hands set free the trucker from his snare.
Leaving man in care of officer,
he went on to work
arriving still soaked in fuel,
face a shocking patchwork of cuts,
modestly acting as nothing special happened,
supervisor's stunned at his dedication
when he casually told of his experience,
sending him home to heal
overwhelmed at his love for others
expressed in acts and not boast
Soul of true angel's spirit,
who saw life as the most precious masterpiece
one could ever have.
Honorable winner
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