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Forrest

Posted: December 13th, 2009 | Author: julie | Filed under: Lower Haight | Tags: | 2 Comments »

We met at the corner of Haight and Fillmore. I bought a Street Sheet from him. Around the corner on Fillmore, some young guys were painting a new mural on the wall, right next to where we stood. There were buckets of paint and tarps all around. “They’re painting my room,” he said. He pointed to the sidewalk. “That’s my living room.”

Wishing everyone a peaceful and compassionate holiday season. If you can give a little, give.

2 Comments on “Forrest”

  1. 1 Helene said at 9:40 am on December 14th, 2009:

    I love his use of words.

  2. 2 The Inadvertent Gardener said at 4:03 pm on December 16th, 2009:

    This is so simple, and so dignified. Thanks for sharing the story and the photo.

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