Martin Luther King Jr. Lives!

The Baton of Hope

As we look to the hope of another New Year

we cast away fear

draw our loved ones near

perhaps shed a tear

as we join in the cheer

We prepare for deeds of hope by looking at our past

holding progress fast

effecting change that lasts

challenging old casts

with our potential vast

There’s a baton of hope we pass to you that leaves behind subjugation

forced humiliation

violent degradation

silent desperation

to replace with education

We honor King by letting you know this baton is intergenerational

its principle foundational

the golden rule’s transformational

like Rachel’s challenge, motivational

and we see you—as inspirational

Our baton is made of human voices and eyes so deep with need

and hands that do believe

they can succeed

resisting greed

and crimes that bleed

to form a creed

and truly lead

“America the beautiful, God sheds His Grace on thee

“and crown thy good with brotherhood

“from sea to shining sea.”

Can we be

King’s dream and free

those changes made for equality?

The answer lies in we not me.

Pelosi's Getting Tough? Really?

What!?! Did Pelosi catch the whisper, or really a shout, that we think her leadership has been weak and we are sick of checks and balances that don't check and don't balance.

Complacency is guilt in my world and I want to know why they have not done their job to date?

They did not have the moral courage to do what was right WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED THEM to, and now all of a sudden they feel empowered?

It would be like MLK waiting until Obama to stand up for civil rights.

I think Pelosi and Reid must go.

Train Day Inspiration

Our Hope and Our Dream

The one true thing that Bush has said,
Is that the presidency is bigger

than the way he has lead.

America the Beautiful's Spirit will restore,
Hope and dignity deep within

the heart of our citizen core.

It's been so long since we could trust,
But now we are embarking upon

America"s restoration thrust.

May the world's international leaders learn,
And understand the time is now

for the war page to turn.

What would it look like if the world were to unite,
And get behind a higher cause,

and choose to fight for right.

The world"s women and children clearly need to be,
A part of the equation for

education and justice globally.

I understand right now it is just a dream,
But Gandhi and MLK believed

and we COULD work hard as a team.

So let us not allow our world citizenship to depart,
And empower "the declaration

of independence in our heart."

Welcome Obama! And your beautiful family too

Hooray! For you have restored the HOPE

to our most beloved red, white, and blue.