The Newspaper By the shelves he sat, reading line by line the newspaper. It was his regular spot. He reached out, touched my arm, Pulled me to him and asked, “What’s this scentence say?” We spoke, he asked questions more in Spanish than my tongue, I answered in my tongue - no Spanish. I tried to convey meaning of the line, I smiled - he did too; He patiently gestured and I too, He pointed, I mimed. Of the words, I don’t know what meaning came; He nodded politely, smiled, browsed His paper hoping meaning soon be found.
© Craig A Roberts, 2021