The exercise:
Quite a bit of writing was done today and I'm feeling a little bit drained, creatively speaking. So I'm going to cheat.
The prompt today over at Pictures, Poetry & Prose is politics, what with today being a rather important day down south and... for the world, really. I chose to write mine while watching the inauguration ceremony and thought I'd copy it over here. Quick note about mine - CBC made it clear directly afterward that the stumble during the oath was the fault of the Chief Justice, not Obama's - but I left it as is anyway.
And I'll make the prompt slightly more direct: Obama.
Mine:
I did not vote for you,
Though I wished I could.
There is so much pressure now,
For you to be better than good.
The world is watching,
Your citizens are daring to dream;
But you look so calm,
Like you're ready to jump into this mad stream.
Aretha is here to serenade you,
On this historical day.
All are gathered together,
To hear what you have to say.
The moment is coming,
The time is almost here;
But first your right hand man,
Swears his oath with such great cheer.
One final performance
By the musical masters;
The notes are beautiful,
My heart beats faster and faster.
The words are spoken,
A slight stumble, a show of nerves?
But now it is official,
You have begun to serve.
I wish you luck.
May your dreams come true.
May this raging storm not sweep you under,
And may God watch over you.
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Tuesday December 2nd, 2008
The exercise:
Today's starter is: overthrowing the government. I know, how current am I?
Mine:
I’m not really sure how I feel about what’s going on over in Ottawa these days.
On the one hand, my disdain for Stephen Harper is not something I’ve tried to hide so of course I’m thrilled at the prospect of not having him as my Prime Minister any more. I was deeply disappointed when he was not only re-elected, but with more seats. Not enough for a majority though; that was a relief at the time.
Now? It’s hard to say. It’s difficult for me to support the idea of the leader of this country, a democratic one through and through, not being elected. Not only that, Stephane Dion has made it clear that he still intends to step down as the leader of the Liberal Party early next year. So then the Liberals will have a leadership convention to replace an un-elected Prime Minister with… a Prime Minister of their choosing?
I guess it boils down to one big question: how badly do I want Harper ousted? Realistically, from where I’m sitting, it would be very, very difficult for the Liberals to choose a new leader that I would dislike even more than Harper. So at the end of the day, it will be a step in the right direction.
But at what cost?
If I, a proud Harper hater, am uncomfortable with this course of action, how much damage will this do to the Liberals and NDP in the eyes of the rest of the country? Random aside - I bet Bloc supporters are friggin' thrilled.
But the facts are the facts - Canada elected more non-Conservative officials to Parliament than they did Conservatives. I don’t think this is what we were expecting when we did that… but it’s most likely still better than being stuck with Harper for one, two, three or four more years.
Today's starter is: overthrowing the government. I know, how current am I?
Mine:
I’m not really sure how I feel about what’s going on over in Ottawa these days.
On the one hand, my disdain for Stephen Harper is not something I’ve tried to hide so of course I’m thrilled at the prospect of not having him as my Prime Minister any more. I was deeply disappointed when he was not only re-elected, but with more seats. Not enough for a majority though; that was a relief at the time.
Now? It’s hard to say. It’s difficult for me to support the idea of the leader of this country, a democratic one through and through, not being elected. Not only that, Stephane Dion has made it clear that he still intends to step down as the leader of the Liberal Party early next year. So then the Liberals will have a leadership convention to replace an un-elected Prime Minister with… a Prime Minister of their choosing?
I guess it boils down to one big question: how badly do I want Harper ousted? Realistically, from where I’m sitting, it would be very, very difficult for the Liberals to choose a new leader that I would dislike even more than Harper. So at the end of the day, it will be a step in the right direction.
But at what cost?
If I, a proud Harper hater, am uncomfortable with this course of action, how much damage will this do to the Liberals and NDP in the eyes of the rest of the country? Random aside - I bet Bloc supporters are friggin' thrilled.
But the facts are the facts - Canada elected more non-Conservative officials to Parliament than they did Conservatives. I don’t think this is what we were expecting when we did that… but it’s most likely still better than being stuck with Harper for one, two, three or four more years.
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