My

Written at 1:00 pm EST, January 20, 2009.

 

My

© 2009 Mark Pearce

 

 

                        My – how this mountain has grown.

 

                        I turned my back

                        but for a moment,

                        and there it is

                        in all of its majesty.

 

                        It was once a swamp.

                        A place that sucks you in.

 

                        Now it’s a stair step.

 

                        Oh, the climb will be arduous.

                        Tough.

                        It will require much of us.

 

                        Real tough.

 

                        But as we ascend

                        and breathe new air

                        we will be replenished

                        and become strong again.

 

                        My how this mountain has grown.

 

                        Suddenly.
                        Powerfully.

                        Wonderfully.

 

                        Obama.

 

 

 

Author's Note

Capture the emotion before it seeps away.

Reviews

[cest la vie]

This made me weep.. We for what was, what is and what can be. I'm rarely at a loss for words, except now. Just thank you, truly....

[Emily B]

It is a brave new world. I was reminded how new last night as I watched AMC's picks in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. I found myself explaining what life used to be like as my children watched "A Patch of Blue".

We are climbing every day.