Sun-Glow Singer

Someone has taken up the mantle
One voice had left us caged, unsinging
Taken by the fiery chariot of mortality
But out of a winter season
Came a young singer
Wrapped in sun-glow
Re-igniting dreams and hopes
Speaking in the heart rhythm
Of our beloved nation

During the Inauguration of Joe Biden as President, 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman dazzled everyone with a telling reading of her “The Hill We Climb.” After the ceremonies, I was enjoying how her work had reminded me of Maya Angelou’s, in her playing with words. I enjoyed her work so much that it inspired me to write a poem about her, and how I felt she connected to Maya Angelou.

The later in the day, a friend shared a graphic that someone else had already done of Ms. Gorman as she came to the podium to read. It’s so spot on! So I asked the artist, Nadine Grant Daley, if I might use it here on my website, and she was pleased to permit it. (You should check out her delightful works!)