This short life flashed before my eyes today, and all I could think was "damn, I'm going to miss my 9:30." Winter storm warning in effect, skidding into the car ahead, I panicked and pulled my emergency brake on the highway this morning. I spun out in the other lane, and then back the other way and off the embankment. Cars stopped behind me at first, but when it became clear my 2-wheel drive hybrid wasn't going to back its way out in front of them, drove on. Not knowing what else to do, I ineptly scooped at the snow behind my tires, to no effect. But soon a man in a black pickup stopped and offered a pull. He failed to find a place on both cars to tie his tie-thing, but I was grateful for the effort. And then two more men stopped their cars and pushed me up, on my way. It was a simple, anonymous act of generosity that would have been easy to avoid, but they chose not to. This special haiku edition goes out to three kind Ohioans.
SNEAK KING
see behind the mask
when our king feeds the hungry
he sheds tears of joy
stealthy breakfast gifts
not for commercial motive
but for fellow man
his majesty shows
surprise! he loves you
