From our political correspondent Dorothy "Lottie" Dawe:
I have to admit, I simply could not fathom that Donald Trump would be elected as President of the United States. I simply had too much faith that voters would reject a man who is openly a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, an Islamophobe, a xenophobe, a fraud, a liar and more. However, today is the day he is inUGHurated. This is all -- to use Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2016 -- surreal.
I have covered Trump throughout the campaign and since the election. Many of my plog (poetry blog) posts about Trump include poetry by Emmett Lee Dickinson (HERE), and some do not (HERE).
In somber observance of this madness, I offer Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "We learned the Whole of Hate" (below on the left). Dickinson was quite a visionary, and though the poem was written in the late-1800s, it captures the dread of today's gloomy proceedings. Dickinson's poem also inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "We learned the Whole of Love" (below on the right).
I have to admit, I simply could not fathom that Donald Trump would be elected as President of the United States. I simply had too much faith that voters would reject a man who is openly a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, an Islamophobe, a xenophobe, a fraud, a liar and more. However, today is the day he is inUGHurated. This is all -- to use Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2016 -- surreal.
I have covered Trump throughout the campaign and since the election. Many of my plog (poetry blog) posts about Trump include poetry by Emmett Lee Dickinson (HERE), and some do not (HERE).
In somber observance of this madness, I offer Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "We learned the Whole of Hate" (below on the left). Dickinson was quite a visionary, and though the poem was written in the late-1800s, it captures the dread of today's gloomy proceedings. Dickinson's poem also inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "We learned the Whole of Love" (below on the right).
Pictured below: The White House is draped in black to signal the start of the Trump presidency.
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: We learned the Whole of Hate – The Alphabet – the Words – A Chapter – then the total Book – Once – the Election closed – But in Each Voter’s eyes An ignorance beheld – Deluded by the Wild Man – Who speech to speech, was wild – Attempted to explain What No one – understood – Alas, our Wisdom so poor With Trump – so uncontrolled! | By Emily Dickinson: We learned the Whole of Love – The Alphabet – the Words – A Chapter – then the mighty Book – Then – Revelation closed -- But in Each Other's eyes An Ignorance beheld – Diviner than the Childhood's – And each to each, a Child – Attempted to expound What Neither — understood – Alas, that Wisdom is so large – And Truth – so manifold! |
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