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I have renewed hope for the future
This is a picture of a young woman named Amanda Gorman.  Today, she was invited to be the Poet Laureate and read a poem that she wrote, shortly after the events at the Capitol on January 6th.
I know that some of you will want to tell me that you didn't watch the inauguration, and you'll want to tell me the reasons why.  Let me tell you that I don't care.  This post is not about politics, it's about an exceptional young woman.
Amanda read a short poem entitled "The Hill We Climb" and it was beautifully written.  More impressive than that; Amanda is all of 22-years-old.  She is a Harvard graduate, daughter of a single mother, and descended from slaves.
I was trying to remember what I was doing at the tender age of 22 and I can guarantee you that I was not invited by the first lady, nor any other lady, to read, write or sing and dance anything.
In fact whatever I was doing probably had something to do with a science experiment that I conducted frequently which involved turning generous amounts of alcohol into urine.
She was poised, eloquent, and confident.  You couldn't hear a hint of nervousness in her voice, ... more

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