Wednesday, January 20, 2021

"There is always light"


“We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one ...
There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”

—Amanda Gorman,
Biden-Harris Inauguration Poet,
January 20, 2021 
 
 
 

12 comments:

  1. Tears of joy and relief here in the midst of Amanda Gorman's ability to see and speak of the truth of the eternal light in and around us. May we continue to be brave as we go forward in this wondrous world that has surely been wounded. Thank you so much for your post today.

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  2. What an uplifting ceremony! So many outstanding moments.
    Wonderful job by Amanda Gorman - what a shining light she was today.

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  3. Tears in my eyes today, all day. Whenever I think of this day, of this moment, of this poem I weep for joy. I feel like I can exhale and finally breathe again. We are renewed. I have hope.

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  4. Now I feel like I sleep without the noisy dreams I’ve had for the past four years. Joy.

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  5. I can't look at Amanda Gorman without tears coming to my eyes. What a treasure she is.

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  6. Light and color and joy.
    Bless us all.

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  7. finally, a president for all the people in an inauguration and administration that reflects all the citizens of this country and all that they contribute.

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  8. How wonderful to feel hopeful again.

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  9. There is light and there is hope again.

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  10. It's so nice to once again feel like we're on the right path.

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  11. Any country should be proud to produce such a daughter.

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