A rose is a
flower of beauty and color often used to love and romance seek
Petals burst
forth on long or short stems in bouquets treasured and unique
To the
wonderment of all the Rose Parade in Pasadena millions enthralled
Taking place
before the CV pandemic, thanks to China, putting life on hold and economy in free
fall
No wonder
Portland with its Rose Garden with rows and rows of different roses to view
A garden of
tranquility with the eyes bathed in all manner of floral hues
Is called
the City of Roses but is now seeing the name replaced
As nightly
riots, burnings and lootings have erupted all over the place
For six
weeks the city has become Riot City with the original protests over the death
of Floyd by Marxists and anarchists hijacked
Federal
buildings under siege, police ambushed and violently attacked
A mayor
Wheeler who seems incapable to his city from violent mobs regain
No call for
the National Guard as citizen safety and security goes down the drain
Mayor
Wheeler like leftist fellow mayor De Blasio must want to defund police till
they disappear
As shootings
in Portland this month have risen from 11 to 42 over last year
Wheeler is
seeking to shut down the PPD gun reduction violence group
Making it
easier for felons at citizens to aim and shoot
Trump has
sent in federal officers to federal property protect
Yet with riots
each day for 47 days record, Wheeler effective help chooses to reject
Portland is
also famous for its numerous micro brews
In the past
after smelling the roses fine places to head to
But tear gas
and lack of social distance may have curtailed that social,l pleasurable joy
Leaving residents
locked in homes wondering when Wheeler gets a spine and police and National Guard
against the rioters finally decides to employ
© July 16,
2020 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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