History... January 20th, 2009 Inauguration

Very very nice!

Brilliantly written and deeply moving, dear Deb! ;-)

Hugs and blessings - S.

Like your Mom, my Mom taught me great truths through her actions.

Beautifully done. Such scene painting - with so few words. Nice work, Deb. ;o)

Definitely something that felt good to read at the beginning of my day. Thanks, Deb!

Thank you Leah.

Sveta, I so appreciate that.

Bob, I met your mother through you, and through Tonia, and loved and respected her. That she lived by great truths shows clearly and always will.

Aaron, thank you.

Roy, have a great day.


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I don't know if the characters in your poem are real or made up, but your words speak a true story.

This is beautiful Deb, and you managed to quietly capture a piece of what was so profoundly moving about watching our new President take office. So many worked so long to right the terrible injustices that this country perpetrated against such a large portion of its citizens, some with loud voices and others with small yet incredibly courageous acts. I know that your mother would have been awfully proud to have witnessed the new era that has dawned.

Verie, it was very very real. My mother had lost her best friend as a child to a Japanese detainment camp. She never forgot the injustice of her young friend being taken away from the only home she had ever known. For the rest of her life she never failed to stand against prejudice and injustice where ever she encountered it.

Tonia, yes she would have. She would not have kept a dry eye. You saw me yesterday. and so you saw her.

I have really grown fond of your reflective voice. Personal moments like these are where change begins.

I, too, was moved to write poetry yesterday... This was very moving, Debbie... Simple, real, nostalgic... I love your gift for understatement and showing us the greater meaning in simple things... :o)

Very well done!

Thank you everyone. :) I'm glad it touched you.

History is a funny thing, sometimes huge, sometimes quietly in the background, always there recording us. I wish I could say that I could be proud of the pitiful little stamp I have left on history. I hope it has taught me not to be so condemning of my ancestors who made their mistakes. But probably not, since I am basically a judgmental person.
I know Debbie that you were inspired by the day's wonderful events. Thank you for giving this to us.

Wonderfully written, Deb. Yesterday was indeed a very special day.

Deb, you've touched me all our lives as friends with the power of your written word, your strength in faith, and your kind/caring heart. I felt the peace from your reflection. I felt your Mom and saw her as I remember her during our many days together growing up. Her connection with you now mirrors somewhat the connection I feel with Dad's passing. The peace in from your glimpse into a joined, more embracing future helps me connect once again with the peace that I know from Dad's new job. Our fore"fathers" are still with us all entrusting us and touching us to go with more purpose into a future full of promise--not without trials for without them we can't grow--but full of growth and understanding. Deb, your reflective gift is not taken lightly. Thank you for sharing. Joyce

Much love, Joyce.
Thank you for coming. As you know, I was thinking also of you when this was written.

Just beautiful, Deb.

I think you poem personifies the universal spirit that has come to the forefront with the new president. Beautifully done.

Thank you Debbie - well said. I'm glad he's in office and enjoyed this look back at your mother's actions. Salud

You packed a lot of ooompf into very few words here, Debs. We've come very far and the older a person is the more they see how much has changed...and how it has done so more quickly than we had thought possible...yet much slower than it should have been.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

This is a powerful piece of writing. It was difficult for me to put in words my feelings on the day we could finally say, President Obama.