tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post6653231979906297637..comments2023-10-19T02:58:10.773+11:00Comments on Flightless Boyds: GlimmerJuddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194343498015016201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-66519347167799535072009-01-21T20:41:00.000+11:002009-01-21T20:41:00.000+11:00Indeed .... I was reminded of Maya Angelou's poem ...Indeed .... <BR/><BR/>I was reminded of Maya Angelou's poem for the 1993 inauguration ceremony, which would also be fitting. You can read and hear it here: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mayaangeloupresidentialinaguralpoem.htmJuddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194343498015016201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-9626318194295616942009-01-21T20:02:00.000+11:002009-01-21T20:02:00.000+11:00..an exciting uplifting day...and oh that man's vo.....an exciting uplifting day...and oh that man's voice is like honey...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-16801796656726930882009-01-21T17:43:00.000+11:002009-01-21T17:43:00.000+11:00Yes! The man is certainly an impressive orator...I...Yes! The man is certainly an impressive orator...<BR/>I also loved Elizabeth Alexander's poem and the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery (click on the words 'brand new' and 'day' in my post above for links).Juddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194343498015016201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-71243132497483596912009-01-21T17:38:00.000+11:002009-01-21T17:38:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Juddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194343498015016201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-37788288953927076622009-01-21T15:34:00.000+11:002009-01-21T15:34:00.000+11:00Yes indeed! Well worth getting up at 3.30am to wit...Yes indeed! Well worth getting up at 3.30am to witness. This morning on 774 I heard someone reading these verses from the poem "Song of Hope" by Australian poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal:<BR/><BR/><I>Song of Hope<BR/><BR/>Look up, my people,<BR/>The dawn is breaking,<BR/>The world is waking,<BR/>To a new bright day,<BR/>When none defame us,<BR/>Nor colour shame us,<BR/>Nor sneer dismay.<BR/><BR/>Now brood no more<BR/>On the years behind you,<BR/>The hope assigned you<BR/>Shall the past replace,<BR/>When juster justice<BR/>Grown wise and stronger<BR/>Points the bone no longer<BR/>At a darker race.</I><BR/><BR/>Applicable to today's mood, no?Altissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367694104106778194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16671976.post-44570324140783400022009-01-21T13:34:00.000+11:002009-01-21T13:34:00.000+11:00me too!me too!Umāhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680155603317072829noreply@blogger.com