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A Poignant January

Before succumbing to mid-Winter’s silent and often comforting sleep,

after a millennial rainstorm, and before the snows,

as Autumn did, in announcing her

resistance to its annual Death

with one last burst of color,

punched up scarlet, rich burnt

orange, shouting her self-acclaim before

finally dropping quietly into

Slumber;

So we too, must proclaim our existence!

Couched in the freedoms of 1776,

1865, and our Constitution,

pushing back against the grey shadows

of evil, despotic intent;

earthed in self-expression, huddling

together in strategic planning,

activity taken, as we lean

against

the freeze of

Fascism…

Fighting onward to a Spring and

Summer of hope and

actions;

leading, if you please, in spite of

cruelty, hardship, the armed

Thugs of rage and rampage, toward

an Autumnal celebration of our

nation’s cherished evolving mission:

which embraces All of us

with

Life, Liberty, and the

Pursuit of

Happiness….

c) Susan Lovell

2026