by Paul Roberts

Created on: August 19, 2009

A passing thing , it seems these days, to open up a door,

give someone a friendly smile or give something to the poor.

We seem to be all wrapped up in a just-for-me world,

all reaching for that pot of gold or the next string of pearls.

I was giving a lift one day to a couple caught on foot,

as I dropped them of at a grocery store they left without a second look.

I would say that a few days back a 'thank you' would have been nice

and surely an offer of any thing would have been turned down polite.

So now I wonder if it would be rude to just proclaim out to the World,

a little Thank You everyone, it really doesn't hurt!

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