Escorted Poems

On The Road Again

...
Two of us on a sixties hippie trip
to see if our gears would slip or mesh
innocent but wary yet wide-eyed
to the Imperial city of Marrakech
she perfumed with patchouli
me I traveled to...

Morocco Bound

...
Once upon a time
I set out to write a story
about going to north Africa
arriving in Ceuta
things were all in order
but no sooner on the bus
than detected reported
ejected from escort...

The Invisible Army

...It was August 1st,
Army Day in China—
when I was escorted through concrete arteries
deep beneath the pulse of the city.

No cameras. No phones.
Just retinal scans, encrypted codes,
and a silen...

Grief

...I remember the grief in Samuel
when Saul failed,
like the grief in Nile
when blood crept into it —
just like it creeps into the bones of
this earth.

The rage in grief is distant but distinct,...

We Were in this Together

...they arrived not in one car, bringing three
overkill I thought, a scare tactic
the entire neighborhood was watching
behind flimsy curtains, peeking between blinds
who was it going to be?
most of...

Swirling Leaves

...The leaves were changing as I walked my way, 
All different colors they were today.
I felt a calm presence I’ve felt before. 
A feeling of peace I couldn’t ignore.

Colorful leaves fell from the...

Our Lord God, Jesus Christ, is well able to deliver us part three Q and A

...Q  Which person of the Holy Trinity represents the Ark of Safety?

A   The second person of the Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ.

Q  Why?

A  Because Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price to rescue a...

A Mother's Pain

...Two mothers who never met were connected by tragedy, murder and death.
They gave birth to two different offspring that in one moment would alter both women’s lives.

	Violet did her best to raise ...

We May have Lost Him

...With an ingenuine saccharine la-di-da
The hoity toity woman said “hi” to ma
A want to be royal, an aristocrat
stated poser, false Sheila name of Pat

My brother was smitten right away
He gave h...

I Renamed your Dog Beau

...I hope you don’t mind, but I renamed your dog, Beau
This came from a neighborhood girl I just met; name of Flo.
She had escorted my dogs home from a mile away.
How she accomplished this I honestly...

California Fires - 2025

...My heart is breaking 
as the fire wins,
An elemental only doing
What its nature demands:
Eat, heat, repeat.
Some spirits walk on
As the fire fights
Any efforts to defy its nature.
We count, o...

Take Me To Where Love Learns No More

...

Take me to a lovely place where love has learned all that it has to learn 
A quiet spot where soul can sigh and ease into the heart, like magic
Kachina dolls are we exchanging nature's hue thro...

A Sensitive Man

...A Sensitive Man

He was the finely spun, hushed type
his character often folded up; 
inside pocket rather than on display.
He felt different but followed the rules:
school, college and then wor...

Long Ride Home

...It is a sun filled, November morn, leaving church in town;
I look at the memorial garden, seeing how it is over grown.
They escort me to the back of my waiting car,
Each step is slow for me, why i...

The Deceased Politician

...Cold death it is, descending from the sky,
That like a shroud, across the land doth lie.

And why need death be cold?
Let we this tale unfold.
Dire death is no distraction for the best!
They ga...

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