Thank You Lord for providing an Angel
On this my Monday really Thursday night
Driving my cab all around town pel-mel
Next fare is Mom and her three year old tyke
The boy climbed in; said 'slide over for Mom'
Mom got inside and gave me an address
Son was well behaved did not carry on
Was grateful for once that I had been blessed
When we got there he stood at my shoulder
Put out his right hand as though to slap five
My head may as well have been a boulder
Then he reached around not into that jive
Arms around my neck he gave me a hug
As I felt ashamed for being so smug
Author notes
After he completed his cheek to beard squeeze;
he climbed out of my taxi piping "Bye, Cab"
Do I need to know why
a three year old tyke
would want to hug
an old taxi driver?
Answers from on high
perhaps I am liked
or even loved
as a ride provider.
A contest entry
- Tell us the story (In rhyme) by cricketjeff.
3500 points, ended March 28, 67 entries
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Thank you for your entry in the contest. This was a lovely poem to read and we can imagine how heart warming this one simple act could have been. Thanks for the author notes, it helped.
All the best in the contest
Sue and Jeff
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Touching story
Mmmm! Lovely and touching. "Then he reached around not into that jive"--that was a surprise, I'll bet! I enjoyed your Author's Notes as well. Good luck in the contest.
(I'll hug almost anybody, even old cabbies 
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Awesome job with this one! Good luck in the contest! You deserve some kind of trophy on this one, so best wishes to you!
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Sometimes things are not at our disposal to understand.....great story.....however, I would like to see this in Poetic Voice & Poetic Tone
Thank you for sharing this with the Group....& me
Bear ~
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Beautiful Story
Heart warming write about a real life happoening - I liked it very much - I smiled - even started me bringing back old memories - I'll be 72 next week - I have a beard too - lol - keep it up Bob - it's nice to read uplifting poems - Bless God - Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hagd
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good
i dont believe in god but itz still good -
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Thanks kale411
God IS good -
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thx?
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lifeless lover
I would rather live life believing in God;
than not believe and find out I was wrong.
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There are lights in the darkness
It's called ,"Surprised by Joy" Thanks for sharing it.
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This is indeed a lovely tale. Weh ave all become jaded and indeifferent and become shocked at any gesture of affetion.
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In the midst of all our modern day turmoil and all the temptations to become jaded, a bright little light will sometimes softly come and sparkle before our eyes. What a lovely tale of this little/great gift. Serendipity.
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