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Merry Christmas, by Don Tassone

22/12/2017

 
I see him every morning, standing at the corner.  The light there changes so fast that he can usually make it only to the first car stopped at the light.  I always hang back.

But I feel bad for him in his ragged clothes.  As the temperature drops, I worry about him.

He’s begun wearing a Santa hat.  This morning, I pulled up to the light and rolled down my window.

“Merry Christmas, sir!” he said.

“Good morning,” I said, handing him my winter coat.

“Thank you!” he said, flashing a gap-toothed smile.

​“Merry Christmas,” I said, pulling away.

Faseeh
22/12/2017 11:42:58 am

beautiful

Don Tassone link
22/12/2017 05:02:36 pm

Glad you liked it. 🎅🏻

Paritosh Chandra Dugar
22/12/2017 05:51:19 pm

Merry Christmas, Don ! A lovely piece !

Don Tassone link
22/12/2017 07:38:54 pm

Thank you, Paritosh. Merry Christmas to you!

Fliss Zakaszewska
22/12/2017 08:38:02 pm

Lovely story Don, which brought forth a little lump in my throat. Two or three Christmases ago, I found out my youngest son had similarly handed his winter coat to a local homeless guy and hadn't said a word about it, but someone else had seen it and told me. When I mentioned it, he was embarrassed, but he too said he was worried about the guy with the weather turned cold. I was so proud of him, my little tough nut as he likes to pretend to be.

Thank you also for writing a story about the goodheartedness that is found at Christmas time, when so many of us concentrated on 'world leaders' that threaten the world (put my hand up on this one).

Merry Christmas, Don.

Don Tassone link
22/12/2017 09:36:08 pm

Fliss, thank you for your beautiful note and for sharing your story. That homeless man was blessed by the kindness of your son, just as you and your son are blessings to each other. We are all so blessed. Merry Christmas.

Gordon Lawrie
22/12/2017 11:01:02 pm

I wonder if there's any greater gift than having children to be proud of.

Don Tassone
23/12/2017 01:54:52 am

Amen.

Bobby Warner
23/12/2017 01:01:19 am

Wonderfully heart-warning, Don. Great job!

Don Tassone
23/12/2017 01:56:01 am

Thank you, Bobby! I'm glad you liked it.

Fliss Zakaszewska
24/12/2017 05:09:41 pm

And on this Christmas Eve with Santa only 4 minutes from Bangalore:

A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, every one!

Crediting 'Tiny Tim' and that master storyteller, Charles Dickens - can't take the credit for that one!


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