Adventure In Terrain of Kindness

Kindness is a gift we get from heaven Reaches us through humans Or through things around us Created by souls on earth with God’s grace. While on a study adventure One such act of kindness Touched the deep niche of my heart When around Lyderhorn, a sleepy village Lodged on the banks of Norwegian Loddefjord I was on a field work looking at the Caledonian rocks. There a gracious lady named Julia Aasen Rented me a room with a kitchen For she needed money, her husband A fisherman, had died a year ago. My work was going on well until one rainy day While crossing a mossy rock ledge I lost balance and slipped a good ten feet. My backpack disappeared in a creek An arm of the deep blue fjord below. I lost my wallet, money and cards, And with them my poise. I couldn’t pay the weekly rent nor could I buy the provisions. Finding me, a stranger, in dire need of help Julia said I needn’t pay the room rent for a week And be her non-paying guest, give her company Although I knew how badly she needed the money. Supported by her hospitality I could finish my work on time And return to Bergen on a bus ticket she purchased for me. Julia no longer lives in the hamlet by the fjord But wherever she is now I know it can’t be but heaven For she made me realize random kindness doesn’t come From a random person. It flows from a special soul Where an angel lives. May 18, 2020 Contest : Action Adventure Sponsor : Chantelle Anne Cooke