\n- He clasped the coal, still glowing red, from off his wooden floor<\/li>\n
- And placed it back within the flame. A knock was at his door.<\/li>\n
- T\u2019was dark outside and very late, and the snow fell thick and hard.<\/li>\n
- He knew not of a single soul who would trek across his yard.<\/li>\n
- He cautiously stood from his knees and crept across the room.<\/li>\n
- Unsure who waited there outside beneath the crescent moon.<\/li>\n
- His hand reached out, then paused a bit, then grabbed the metal latch.<\/li>\n
- Pulling down, familiar creaks, and then the lock did catch.<\/li>\n
- Before his face stood weary thin, a man so dark and frail.<\/li>\n
- His bony hands, chapped and raw, gripped the iron rail.<\/li>\n
- His clothes were thin, ripped and worn. No hat was on his head.<\/li>\n
- T\u2019was in his hand, upside down, a dark and dirty red.<\/li>\n
- His eyes looked back, dark and wide, and shadowed from the light.<\/li>\n
- His hair was long and full of knots and pathetic to the sight.<\/li>\n
- His bearded chin began to quake, and parched lips began to part.<\/li>\n
- His words were short and almost dead, but shot straight to the heart.<\/li>\n
- He brought him in and sat him down upon a wooden chest.<\/li>\n
- The man obliged, moving slow, grateful for the rest.<\/li>\n
- The stranger\u2019s boots were taken off to dry beside the fire.<\/li>\n
- His feet were bare, no socks in sight, and sore and wet and tired.<\/li>\n
- A blanket fell, thick and dry, upon his crooked back.<\/li>\n
- A ceramic tub soaked his feet, misshapen and quite cracked.<\/li>\n
- Within a moment, a platter sat upon his feeble lap.<\/li>\n
- With bread and cheese, an apple too, and water from the tap.<\/li>\n
- When he was done, he was led across the narrow hall.<\/li>\n
- To a spacious room, with a double bed, and a mirror on the wall.<\/li>\n
- The mattress firm, the blankets heavy, laid well upon himself.<\/li>\n
- And as he closed his heavy eyes, he glanced toward a shelf.<\/li>\n
- When the host awoke that morn and rose from off the floor<\/li>\n
- He saw the boots were now long gone and his guest was too no more.<\/li>\n
- The bed was made, the covers tight, and a book lay there on top.<\/li>\n
- He lifted it, glanced the page and then his eyes did stop.<\/li>\n
- He saw the words from long ago describe what he had done.<\/li>\n
- He saw a man in need of care and brought him in his home.<\/li>\n
- And now the words he read just then caused guilt and pain, regret.<\/li>\n
- For he had paused and questioned why to help this stranger yet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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