We Are In Love

Amanda Gorman, with her eloquence, assurance, freshness—and her words—captured our hearts. And now, we’re in love. The whole nation, and I dare say, those watching the Inauguration of our 46^th President, Joe Biden and Vice President, Kamala Harris from around the globe are utterly smitten with this young poet.

At our house, it was all eyes and ears intent on her face and her message. Our backs inched forward, tears flowed, and hope filled our hearts. This National Youth Poet Laureate reminded us of who we say we are. She shined a light on who we’ve shown ourselves to be and declared who we need to strive to be.

To youngsters who may have had no interest in poetry or writing poems, she demonstrated the power of the pen and mastery in delivering one’s words with such clarity and force. For we oldsters, Amanda’s skillful, impassioned recitation renewed our faith that young Americans can and will prevail.

In that five-minute recitation, Amanda Gorman galvanized the country and thrust poetry into the limelight. We’re ready to show her we ARE “brave enough to see the light/brave enough to BE the light.”

~ xoA ~

PS: To experience more of the sunshine of Amanda, see her recite her poem “The Miracle of Morning”. Thanks to my friend Millie McCoo for sharing this with me.

 Photo: Patrick Semansky/Associated Press