Here’s an unusual guest poet entry. From reader Alice Connelly Fisk, who says she is a 69-year-old grandmother — a campaign poem for Democrat Barack Obama. This is actually a Guest Voice column in poetic form. Guest Voice poems do not necessarily represent the opinions of TMV or its cobloggers.
OBAMA 2008!
Global justice billions crave
Revolution now… the wave.
Fresh solutions far and wide
Peace procurement now…the tide.
On waves and tides of cosmic scale
audacity and hope now sail.
OBAMA 2008!U. S. poverty must Go.
A conscientious overthrow.
The working poor, the down and out.
Revolution now…the shout.
Vote ones heart … evolve … transcend…
the Wisdom Way to comprehend.
VICTORY 2008!A living wage for one and all.
Resolution now…the call.
Civil rights again restore.
Revolution! … Just once more.
The Common Dream now full force…
a visionary, gutsy course.
OBAMA 2008!
Universal health care, Yes!
Congress HAS it, are WE less?
Equal rights across the board.
Resolution now… the chord.
Americans, a lively blend,
pilot the progressive trend.
VICTORY 2008!Peaceful revolution, Yes!
The human race to coalesce.
One Creator, over ALL.
One last chance to heed the Call —
Love’s the lesson. Life’s the school.
Peace On Earth. The Golden Rule.
Live the Lesson. Heal our Earth.
… Imagine …
Transformation now. Rebirth!OBAMARefrain:
Spur the people stir the fire
Mobilize and walk the wire.
Back on track and off the dime —
Revolution. One last time.
So amplify the drums and riff.
Be the ANSWER to “What if……?”
Copyright 2006, Alice Connally Fisk
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.