…Of Humility and Introspection
by Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems
“It dropped so low in my regard
I heard it hit the ground
And go to pieces on the stones
At the bottom of my mind,
Yet blamed the fate that fractured, less
Than I revile myself
For entertaining plated wares
Upon my silver shelf.
…Of Country, Courage and Inspiration
by Amanda Gorman, Presidential Inaugural Poet, “The Hill We Climb”
“… We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover.
In every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country,
our people, diverse and beautiful, will emerge, battered
and beautiful.
When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.
The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light,
If only we are brave enough to see it.
If only we are brave enough to be it.”
Julie Eble 