I saw Obama give his victory speech on TV in the wee hours of
Wednesday morning. It was a very
inspirational speech that sought to heal the divisions of our country.
Today, I read the transcript of Obama’s victory speech. I was
impressed at how poetical it was.
I decided to try the techniques of news print poetry on the
speech. The result is below.
Obama’s
Victory Speech
The task of perfecting our union moves forward;
it moves forward because of you.
We are an American family;
we rise or fall together,
as one nation,
as one people.
For the United States of America,
the best is yet to come.
We believe in a generous America,
in a compassionate America,
in a tolerant America.
That's the future we hope for.
That's the vision we share.
That's where we need to go—
Foward
That's where we need to go.
I've never been more hopeful about our future.
I have never been more
hopeful about America.
Something better awaits us—
so long as we have the courage
to keep reaching,
to keep working,
to keep fighting.
We are more than a collection
of red states and blue
states.
We are, and forever will be,
the United States of America.
Together
we will continue our
journey forward.
Together
we will remind the world
that we live in the
greatest nation on Earth.
Thank you America.
© 2012 Catherine Giordano
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