Word: poetic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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When I sat down on Jan. 20th to watch the inauguration--admittedly as a procrastination technique--I expected to see a couple choirs sing, two presidential oaths, lots of Representatives, a perma-smiling new first family and maybe a musical or poetic solo or two, all in front of a sad looking Bill Clinton. While this is a pretty accurate summary of our country's inauguration last month, I was completely unprepared for the level of religious zeal that permeated the occasion...
Such ideals, linked with her activism, outspoken feminism and writing talent distinguish Rich as both an author and historical figure. From a poem entitled "Greenwood," Rich's unwavering voice expressed her poetic ideals to her audience: "Poetry isn't revolution, but a way of knowing why it must come," she read...
Gore was like a death-row inmate walking the long green mile--and getting a temporary stay of execution right outside the death chamber. It was almost poetic that the reprieve came from the seven state supreme-court justices, six of them Democrats, who have been wrangling with Governor Jeb Bush this year--over capital punishment. Within two hours of the court's decision, the Vice President got more good news. The canvassing board in Miami-Dade County decided to begin a hand recount of its 654,000 votes. And a federal appeals court in Atlanta rejected Bush's plea...
...E.Y.D. shook his head. "I don't feel good at all about losing the White House." The W.O.D. smiled benignly. "Look at it this way, Son--poetic justice. If we had told Bubba Bill two years ago that he had let us down, that it was time to pack his bags, we'd have had Al Gore in the White House with all of Clinton's record and none of his baggage. Instead, we all rallied around him--and Gore paid the price...
...poetic end to Florida's vote crisis would bring the weirdness full circle, to another of our recent turns in the world spotlight. Don't be shocked if the entire presidential election shakes down to a single vote--an overseas ballot from Havana, bearing the childlike signature of one E. Gonzalez...