Goodwill

December's cold sends crowds racing

through city streets lit with cheer,

searching for sales, and tradition

they've lost in glimmer and shine.

But somewhere among the tinsel,

in the cold, all alone he stands,

one person slows, and stops

turning to look him in the eye.

And takes just one moment,

to draw a scarf from his bag.

It only takes one action,

one true act of good will.

Others saw, and added more

to the gift given from the heart.

Mittens, hat, and woolen socks

cookies, chocolate, peppermint.

On that street, a lonely man

without a Christmas home,

found himself arms laden,

and heartfull of Christmas hope.

©  Tamera Dobbins