This comes from out of left field as I thought of long ago class rooms,
reunions, and where we go after school … February and grey days that bring back memories and wondering where people went, what they did, what they became …
NOWHERE TO GO
the class of ‘69 remembers
the stranger who took both sidewalks 
from outside the school
tied them together
put them in his backpack
and carried the road
to the horizon
we are left
with familiarity on the doorstep
and a longing for the man
who stole
the way out of town
first published in Ken*Again
To Bethlehem: ‘This little book is delightful, full of … poems on this timeless subject. … the most fun is the little prose vignettes of the common people in the Christ-child story. The slave who looks after the wise men’s camels, or the overworked maid at the inn who has to fetch water for the birth, and many more. A lovely gift for the reader on your Christmas list!’ Rosalind Adams. Available from Amazon and Kindle.
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