Still Living and Giving

 She headed out Saturday morning,

On a mission she could not fail.

She used to host the family dinner 

Now was reduced to one small detail.

She climbed down the steps of the town bus,

The driver lifted her walker for her,

She was slow but very determined...

It was at the back of the store she was sure.

It seemed a great distance to travel

but she shuffled her walker along,

And there was the freezer section

Where the frozen vegetables belonged.

She picked up the one stamped "Great Value"

It seemed an inflated cost

She wondered what size she needed

And into the basket she tossed.

She shuffled to a line with a teller

She hated the new "self check-out"

Laying her mixed vegetables on the counter,

She had done her part no doubt.

She used to host Easter dinner,

No longer was she able to do

But she was still living and giving

Now her family had to help her too.