Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Peace... and Dignity

The inauguration speech rang
With clarity and truth

Eyes glistened with hope
In all watching nations

The masses gathered for inspiration
Inspiration came... a warm blanket cover

A challenge to be responsible
A promise of peace... and dignity

Reminders of our refusal to fail
In the unfolding of history

A promise that we will succeed
Once again

The Mall of Millions
Waving flags; sang and cried

God Bless us All
With Peace... and Dignity

2 comments:

C.W. Spooner said...

Well done, Tom. Didn't you tell me once that you weren't much into poetry? You've certainly found your chops.

TomC said...

Thank you for your comment Chuck... you are encouraging this awkward behavior you know.