Brightness and ContrastToday is the one-week anniversary
of President Obama’s inauguration—
a day filled with brightness and contrast of the
hardscapes and softscapes of civic scenery.
Blue hung next to red and stripes separated stars.
Donkeys and elephants attended the political circus.
Millions of spectator heads on the lawns looked
like the dotted portrait of an impressionist painter.
We are one.
Barrack’s joy, energy, enthusiasm and freshness
played against Bush’s sad, tiredness, thinly veiled,
from carrying the weight of his terms, like the
Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the ring bearer of Shire fame.
George’s approval rating was down to 22%.
Support for Obama was overwhelming.
Citizens rushed to get to Capitol Mall
and then spent many hours being stuck in crowds.
We are one.
Stocks were down that day with financials leading the way.
Public expectancy was jubilant
and optimistically high at Capitol Mall.
The stock market was silent with introspective
speculation of financial stimulus execution.
The parade route was loud with noisy anticipation.
Main Street America cried for attention while
Wall Street financiers waited for decisive action.
We are one.
Waiting at home, blog sites were uncharacteristically
quite that morning as we waited for events to
unfold. Inaugural attending, Berry Bloggers’
frenetically texted play-by-play ceremonial action.
Cell phone service in DC crashed as visitors
called friends and dispatched photos. The health crises
of senators Kennedy and Bird paralleled
the health care crisis occurring in our nation.
We are one.
The Secret Service, en masse, dressed in black suits,
drove black SUVs, and policed Obama’s
inauguration, the most heavily defended
event in the history of our Republic.
Only one Huey helicopter escorted
GWB’s departure from Washington, DC.
The most visited page on the inaugural website was
the recipe page. Hungry people in the streets begged for a meal.
Photo: Hector Emanuel Photobucket.com
We are one.
British banks were down as they faced recession.
The US is already in a recession.
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, stated
that he was waiting for Barrack to get to work
so they can work to heal the world together.
Barrack took the oath of office. Using a Mulligan,
he retook the oath to insure a fundamental
American idea; for those willing to work for it, a better life is in store.
We are one.
“Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, north, south,
east and west, black, white, Latino, Asian, and
Native American, gay and straight, disabled and not—
(our Muslim brothers)…Our future is our choice, if we could
just recognize ourselves in one another and bring
everyone together –then not only would we
resotre hope and opportunity in places that
yearned for both but maybe, just maybe, we might
perfect our union in the process,” said Obama.
WE ARE ONE!
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