That Day

Linnie and I are going for a ride in the big back seat of our '50 Chevy. Momma is up front, driving with the two blind ladies sitting next to her. Alene wears a big, bright scarf around her head. She carries a long, white stick with a red stripe at the bottom. Her eyes look funny but she is nice. Lou wears big, dark glasses. Momma says she can't see at all. Lou clings to Alene, and talks a lot. At the grocery store Linnie and I help momma guide the ladies around. They like to walk arm in arm together. Momma says Alene and Lou need our help. She says God is happy when we help others. Momma looks happy, too. Linnie and I had a good ride. 9/1/2015 For Through The Eyes of a Child contest

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Laura Leiser

Date: 4/16/2018 11:04:00 AM

Yes, this is a real memory, FJ. My mom would often pick up and drive these two blind ladies around on errands. We knew them through our church. It was always a happy and positive time. Mom taught us to be compassionate to the less fortunate in so many ways.

Fj Thomas

Date: 4/16/2018 9:39:00 AM

Amazing what a child sees ...and what we no longer see as adults. Laura this reads like a vivid memory of a child. Is it one of your memories?

Eve Roper

Date: 9/14/2015 10:19:00 PM

Love the write. Laura, good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2015 11:22:00 AM

Thank you, Eve. I didn't place in the contest, but that does not matter. Glad you enjoyed this :)

Samiha Zubair

Date: 9/5/2015 6:20:00 AM

Good light poetry with a peck of advice.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2015 11:21:00 AM

Thank you, Samiha :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 9/3/2015 7:49:00 AM

Laura a fluid flow of narrations and images!!! like the message in this!Blessings!~Olive Eloisa =')

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 4:53:00 PM

THank you, Olive! Glad you enjoyed my poem, and I KNOW you have a heart to help others, too :)

Eric Boddie

Date: 9/2/2015 6:10:00 PM

assisting others is our duty....it reveals our greatest Beauty....making another happy always makes me smile....I have been this way since I was a child....;)

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 4:53:00 PM

I am glad that you have a heart to help others, Eric. That means you are a blessing to others :)

Constance La France

Date: 9/2/2015 11:10:00 AM

Laura, this is really nice, loved the love displayed for two blind ladies, wonderful, a winner for sure and thanks for visiting my neighbor poem, true story

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/2/2015 12:48:00 PM

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, BW! The poem was based on a true story in my childhood, as well :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/2/2015 12:50:00 AM

awww, now this is so sweet. I gotta hurry and think up something REALLY fast for this contest. I don't think I can make the deadline. You just came right up with something and it's charming

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/2/2015 12:48:00 PM

So glad you enjoyed it, Andrea :) This really did happen in my childhood, so it was easy to write about!

Michael Tor

Date: 9/1/2015 10:20:00 PM

Very nice write. Good luck with the contest. Laura

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/1/2015 10:44:00 PM

Thank you, Michael. I appreciate your kind comment!

Tim Smith

Date: 9/1/2015 5:13:00 PM

A lovely poem Laura. You put me in her shoes and Im riding in the back seat.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/1/2015 5:17:00 PM

Thank you for your kind comments, Tim. This really was a true event in my young childhood, and it left a great impression on me :)

Jan Allison

Date: 9/1/2015 4:22:00 PM

A lovely story - I am now my mum's eyes as she is almost blind:-( good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/1/2015 5:15:00 PM

Sorry, this comment skipped to you, Jan, and was intended for Bill. But, that said, thank YOU for your comments, and I know you are such a help to your mom, I'm sure!

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/1/2015 5:14:00 PM

THank you, Bill. I will always remember this event in my childhood growing up.

Bill Lindsay

Date: 9/1/2015 3:58:00 PM

The perfect interpretation of Matthew 25 v 40. A lovely story, too ;)

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/1/2015 5:16:00 PM

Thank you, Bill. This really did happen in my childhood, and I will always remember it :)