"Enough!" (Poem by "Public Servant") [Sent to Sen. Booker by me with dedication to him]
Beneath the Capitol’s grand dome, Where voices rise and battles roam, One man stood firm, his conscience clear, A champion’s heart, a pioneer."Enough!" he cried with righteous fire, Against the forces of deceit and liar. No silent complicity would he bear, While truth was trampled, justice rare.With words like shields and truth his sword, He spoke for those too long ignored. The sacred right to cast a vote, For every voice, for every note.Through weary hours, he held the floor, A sentinel at freedom’s door. No filibuster born of spite, But one to keep the flame alight.For democracy is fragile, dear, And thieves of rights draw ever near. Yet Booker stood—unbowed, unbroken— A vow of justice boldly spoken.So history will mark this fight, When darkness loomed, he brought the light. A senator with courage true, Who dared to do what none would do.For in his stand, we hear the call: Democracy must never fall.*********************************
Yes, a great day for the Dems, and let's underline this: " Booker’s speech “may change the course of political history” in that it gave Democrats hope and “a reason to fight.” [Frank Luntz, Republican pollster] The leaderless Dem Party now has a leader--where no other stood up before and fought for 25 hours straight, making his name mean Fighter, Solidarity, and Good Trouble, all at the same time
"Enough!" (Poem by "Public Servant") [Sent to Sen. Booker by me with dedication to him]
Beneath the Capitol’s grand dome, Where voices rise and battles roam, One man stood firm, his conscience clear, A champion’s heart, a pioneer."Enough!" he cried with righteous fire, Against the forces of deceit and liar. No silent complicity would he bear, While truth was trampled, justice rare.With words like shields and truth his sword, He spoke for those too long ignored. The sacred right to cast a vote, For every voice, for every note.Through weary hours, he held the floor, A sentinel at freedom’s door. No filibuster born of spite, But one to keep the flame alight.For democracy is fragile, dear, And thieves of rights draw ever near. Yet Booker stood—unbowed, unbroken— A vow of justice boldly spoken.So history will mark this fight, When darkness loomed, he brought the light. A senator with courage true, Who dared to do what none would do.For in his stand, we hear the call: Democracy must never fall.*********************************
Yes, a great day for the Dems, and let's underline this: " Booker’s speech “may change the course of political history” in that it gave Democrats hope and “a reason to fight.” [Frank Luntz, Republican pollster] The leaderless Dem Party now has a leader--where no other stood up before and fought for 25 hours straight, making his name mean Fighter, Solidarity, and Good Trouble, all at the same time
Larry, thank you for your powerful and beautiful tribute, a truly worthy expression of what Cory Booker did.
You're welcome. Copy posted directly to him BTW