president elect barack hussein obama haiku poems

a skinny black kid
with a funny name
yes we can

in the beginning
not much money, endorsements
yes we can

small donations
record numbers
yes we can

young volunteers
excited, engaged
yes we can

the not so young
knocking on doors, believing
yes we can


ann nixon cooper
one hundred six years old
what she's seen

just past slavery
no cars
no planes

women silenced
hopes dismissed
depression, world wars

the buses, hoses
a preacher

a man on the moon
a wall comes down

through the best of times
the darkest of hours

change can happen
a people can overcome
yes we can


this election
a vote is cast

lines stretched past
schools and churches

waiting in line
for hours

the belief that
this time must be different

that people, voices
can be that difference
yes we can


i know it's corny
and yet it's not

a day of hope
of cautious optimism

of finding a way
to believe again

yes we can


the post election speech of president elect barack obama can be found on this cnn.com page.















this image of barack obama cleaning up after himself, before leaving an ice cream shop in iowa, was taken by callie shell - obama - digital journalist.


and if this post isn't corny enough for you, let me tack on a link to the youtube video of what appears to have been the song for the obama campaign.

seriously though. following this campaign for all these months. this election, i was moved.


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