Well friends, we are safely on the other side of a bizarre chapter in our imperfect nation’s history.
If you are a lover of poetry like I am, the poem offered by Amanda Gorman today may have brought you to tears, too. “The Hill We Climb”, the work of America’s youngest inaugural poet, was a stunner. Read about her work on the poem here.
I am going to be sitting with Amanda’s last few lines for days, letting them sink in. Letting them inspire me to have a new, braver brand of hope.
“When day comes we step out of the shade,
aflame and unafraid
The new dawn blooms as we free it
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it”
You can read the entire text of her beautiful poem here.
Perhaps we will all sleep better tonight, friends, the deeper sleep we have been craving for years. xo