May 1998
The Man With The Bright Blue Eyes
(Meals On Wheels)

....And I looked into his eyes.
With that one look I felt the sorrow and the pain
Of knowing not, or thinking not about tomorrow
And of what that day could hold.

Cups of tea once a week,
Biscuits and some cake - do not make for all that is lost.
Though, that little time spent, a chat and a smile
Warms his heart enough to get through another day.

Some, too quick to judge,
Would blame him for his life.
Old beggar or grandfather of the year!
He still deserves the same chance-
Freely given to someone else.

Matted grey hair,
Clothes his age or more-
Do not reflect the man he is
Or the man he was before,

But his eyes tell his story.
In the clear bright blue.
We can look past the present sight
And see the life he knew.