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Money From Heaven

My father-in-law, Frank was a man that loved to shop,	
We were two peas in a pod, we shopped til we dropped.
One spring day we decided to shop out of town,
We shopped best without my husband around.

We left my husband happily on his tractor on our land,
Then set off for a shopping day oh so grand!
The sun was shining, and we had Sinatra for the ride.
We couldn’t have picked a better day if we had tried!

We had lunch and then shopped in all the stores,
Happy we weren’t at home stuck doing the chores.
We started to get tired and decided to leave.
Then walked outside to a sight we couldn’t believe.

It was a mini tornado and not a soul to be found,
But the strangest thing was the money blowing around.
Money was falling from the sky, and our hands and feet were flying.
It was like a dream… catching the money was intensely gratifying.

We informed the store about the cash from above,
Then counted the money in the car we were so undeserving of.
A man knocked on the window when we were counting the dough,
It was about seventy-five bucks the wind fortuitously bestowed.

The man said to Frank,  “ Oh sir you forgot one,” and handed him a five.
 Frank took the five, said “God bless you,”…and I wanted to hide.
Later my husband scolded, “You should have given him the five, it wasn’t yours to keep!”
Frank replied, “What the hell, it wasn’t his either, God dropped it at my feet!”

Copyright © Brenda Mcgrath | Year Posted 2016

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Rainbow Promise Date: 6/21/2016 5:12:00 PM A fun poem with a message, "God still looks out for us in our day." Would anyone crown it "Finders Keepers, like we play as a child? Login to Reply Brenda Mcgrath Date: 6/21/2016 7:14:00 PM Yes that is what we used to call it as kids, "Finders Keepers." Thanks for the comment.

Dave Timperley Date: 6/21/2016 3:22:00 PM I have lost money to the wind, my wife cried for the loss. I blessed the finder. It's all a matter of perspective. God Bless. D. Login to Reply Brenda Mcgrath Date: 6/21/2016 3:37:00 PM I have never lost money to the wind, but I have lost my wallet before. That was not fun. You are right, it is all a matter of perspective. Thank you Dave.

Kelli White Date: 6/21/2016 2:40:00 PM I have had a blustery cold wind whip money from my hands and knowing I could not catch it felt gratified that the Angels were granting someone else's wish. Well done Login to Reply Brenda Mcgrath Date: 6/21/2016 3:08:00 PM Thank you Kelli. I bet you did wonder where the money did land...