One early Saturday morning in September

At Our Lady of Grace parking lot

A stranger that he seemed to look

Approached Tom, and asked:

“Whether he could help us paint?”

 

Of course Tom kindly answered,

“Surely you can.”

The man took the gallon of paint and a brush

And started painting the parking block.

 

As I looked at the man

I could feel that -

There was an air of emptiness in him

That nobody really knows for sure

Only known to God and nothing more.

 

I took his picture without him knowing

Then sent the picture to Tom, Joe and Larry

For the possibility of having it featured in our newsletter

For us to understand what charity is all about.

 

Then came our council meeting last Monday

And Tom announced that this man

Who volunteered to help us

Was no other than

A HOMELESS MAN.