I stopped by to thank the young man

who called to say

my sister had left

her purse behind.

He’d gone through the contacts on her

phone, hoping to

track her down. Touched

by his care and

honesty, I tried to give him

a small reward

which he refused.

Seeing my tears,

he said he’d take a hug instead.

His own sister

had taught him to

pay it forward.

                                                                             JDG