EVERY DAY IS A SHORT STORY:

                                                                     the red docs   

 

 

 

 

 

Today, it felt like autumn. So I sat out a bit, with my red doc’s. The way I used to at out door cafes in Europe.¬† Thinking maybe I might see or hear something worth reporting. That might make other folks smile.

 

  

 

The RED DOC”S were carried back from Florence to Milano¬†on the train, with two bags of cameras& one of clothing. I reserved a seat but, alas the Italian’s don’t really put the cars in numerical order. My seat being in 14, it made sense to me¬†get on 12 and walk two cars back. Which was eight. I was wrong.¬†

 

So I walked to 14, which was the first. Carrying all this stuff, depending on the kindness of strangers to teach me the appropriate curses in Italian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had coffee in a small brown soft plastic cup and a baloney and mayo sandwich. And watched the changing season.   

 

                                                                                                                                                                                 Enjoying both.

  

   and Maria,who smiled at me with both my bags and the mess I was making with the mayo.  

¬†¬†¬†¬† Maria helped me with the word: “Stronzo¬†” but she also told me I could simply say “Son of a Bitch” … and everyone would understand me.¬†¬†

 

 

 

 

 

 

¬† So …¬†the needs of my emergency met …

                 I told Maria of Autumn in Pennsylvania.

  And how my cats walked through the yellow grass in Bucks County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’d been away for some weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

And then I came home.

 

Still wonder about Maria, who I think about every autumn when I put on my red shoes.

 

¬†Wishing her well and saying “stronzo son of a bitch” to the leaves who seem to always run away when needed most.¬†

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I guess from the election.                                                                                                      © H. Scott Heist 08

 

 

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