Seen from within the Laundromat

Sitting on a bench inside the Laundromat, I glanced over to the outside world and at that very moment, saw an elderly looking man sporting a smile and a fro full of gray, stroll by on a bicycle, squinting at the light caused by the glare of the early morning sun.  Something about him, and the brief observation touched my heart. Maybe it was simply the combination of his smile, catching him at this seemingly leisurely leg of his morning adventure, and a respect for the many suns he’s experienced hinted at by his head of gray.  Maybe he made me think of my father. Maybe I just applauded his being out and about this early on what forecasters predict will be the first of a consecutive trio of hot days thus far this summer. In many ways, it doesn’t matter why he touched my heart but that his fleeting presence did touch my heart and make me smile.  And I’m “greedy” enough to request more inexplicable experiences such as this throughout all of my days.