The Gale Indeed Is Done

The fireworks last night in Washington, DC, were phenomenal -- and rightly so!  Not only was yesterday the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, but it was the one week anniversary of Donald Trump's failed coup attempt to overthrow our Constitution and our democratic republic. 

Trump and the GOP -- which should now be registered as a domestic terrorist organization -- failed in their insurrection, Biden has spoken his oath of office, and now the gale, indeed, is done!  In honor of Biden's inauguration, I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "On this long storm the Rainbow rose," below on the left.  Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line, below on the right.

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
On this long storm the Rainbow rose –
On this late morn – the sun –
The Clown – a listless Elephant –
Harumphed and – straggled down –
 
Then We rose smiling at our sets* –
The gale – indeed – was done –
Alas, how needless were his lies –
And now the truth has shone!
 
With quiet persevering breath –
Now daybreak – can bestir –
To Presidential – syllables
That awaken us!


*Television sets

By Emily Dickinson:
 
On this long storm the Rainbow rose –
On this late morn – the sun –
The Clouds – like listless Elephants –
Horizons – straggled down –

The Birds rose smiling, in their nests –
The gales – indeed – were done –
Alas, how heedless were the eyes –
On whom the summer shone!

The quiet nonchalance of death –
No Daybreak – can bestir –
The slow – Archangel's syllables
Must awaken her!
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As the Criminal-in-Chief -- now a listless GOP elephant -- departed with Third Lady Melania to Florida, his adult children stood upon the tarmac and cried.  They looked like defeated grifters who lament the end of a con when they realize that their marks are on to them.

Today, though, in an attempt to show that he is still very much in the game, Trump finally unveiled his COVID action plan in Florida:  "We will bury your dead," he said defiantly as he was flanked by Donald "Traitor Tot" Junior, Eric, and Princess Ivanka.  He said that he will unveil his Healthcare Plan very soon; however, word on the street is that it is the same as his COVID plan:  "We will bury your dead."
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