NEW SUN RISING

NEW SUN RISING
(AN INAUGURAL POEM OF HOPE)

Into the brilliant daylight comes a humble, honest man
to lead this country out of the rubble, this torn and tattered land

Bravely cross the fruited plain, Barack Obama takes the reins,
banishing fear and bigotry, breaking their iron chains.

Creating a haven fair and kind for all to safely coexist.
Into the brilliant daylight,
sober soldier of hope, determined realist.

Into the brilliant daylight of liberty for all.
For black, for white, for Asian, for Hispanic,
for all the citizenry, for gay, for straight,

A melting pot, a brand new day, a blank and beckoning empty slate.

A man who stands for one and all, as he waxes eloquent,
and prepares to pave the way of justice, weaving his grand mosaic.

Of a flag that lives up to its promise and carries its own weight
for a nation of amnesiacs, forgetting how to judge and hate.

Into the brilliant sunlight comes a beautiful young man
whose smile lights up this sad horizon.

Leading us into the golden valley,
new day dawning and a new sun rising.

-BRUCE POTTS
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