Inauguration

“With Malice toward none,

with charity for all,

with firmness in the right,

as God gives us to see the right,

let us strive on to finish

the work we are in,

to bind up

the nation’s wounds.”

— Abraham Lincoln

inaugural words

underscore weight of nation

hard work now begins

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Virtual Salute ~ Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Inauguration” haiku by Mary O’Connor

© 2021

 


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