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Monday, January 21, 2013

Standing to Speak – v2


Sharing in this moment in history
a confluence of the birthday of Dr. King
the first inauguration of Barack Obama
searching for standing,
to be part of these days
to understand enough of their struggle
to have something meaningful to say

Seeing the eyes of my daughters,
like those of his girls, so young
knowing the change in the offing
if he is able to answer this call

Hoping, praying for their future
and the bright day that is yet to come
when his oath is but a footnote
and equality is part of our everyday world


January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
and his final speech before his assassination
and Inauguration of the President
Barack Hussein Obama
&
&
several poems written in 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America
January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
watching his “I have a dream” speech with my family;
the message, “It’s not just a dream but a reality”
on the sign in front of church;
the story of Moses and Joshua,
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Joshua 1:1-9
along with
Micah 4:1-4
Matthew 5:43-48
the sermon, “Love Your Who???”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH,
and the hypothetical put to Eric Holder, nominee for Attorney General,
by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on the use of waterboarding,
January 15, 2009, during his Senate Confirmation Hearings,



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