Warm Welcome Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

Warm sunlight shines on a warm welcome;
a brighter, more promising day for the U.S.
with a new President sworn to service,
to his people, his fellows and friends.

Hopefully he can help us make amends
lift us from our knees,
stand us on our feet again.
It is a day we have long awaited; we
have fallen far indeed from days of grace.

Let this man, begin now, in this time and place
to show us the way back to ourselves;
open the future with his outstretched hand of peace,
genuine smile, strength of character and humble ways.

We, the people, will walk with you Mr. President
on this new road knowing it will not be easy;
pledge to you, to ourselves, and to one another,
that we will overcome, WE CAN BE BETTER.
May God Bless us all ... and help us to rise.