Tuesday 23 December 2014

Meanwhile: Jingle Bells


mean·while
ˈmēnˌ(h)wīl/
adverb
  1. in the intervening period of time.
synonyms:
for now, for the moment, for the present, for the time being
"meanwhile, I'll stay here"

Meanwhile, sitting in my wheel chair outside of Kin's Market, eating a Korean "Mandarin" orange
            smelling of Christmases past

an old lady in an elegant snow-white coat strolled by (on the arm of her Philippina home support worker)
            singing Jingle Bells, Jingle ...

I wished her a Merry Christmas

"and to you too", she said, "you are such a nice young lady" 

as she took my hand in hers