FIRE + PASSION 6" x 6" pastel 12" square glass + gold frame Sold - Private Collector I have a story to tell . . . As I was walking Friday I encountered a blind man. Determinedly he was tapping away with a cane, yet was turned around at a street crossing. The gentleman missed the corner and butting heads with a street lamp. I asked him if he needed assistance and at first declined. Then he inquired if he passed the deli. It took a minute for me to get my bearing as well, and realized he passed the cross street by a block. I explained that he had to go back one block, turn right, go another block and the deli would be on his left. Inquired if he needed additional assistance, he smiled and said no. While walking away, decided I should look back and . . . saw the gentleman had crossed the street successfully, but was turned around once again! ...
Susan E. Roden's pastels, mixed media and prose