Obama Focused

CLICK HERE Audacity of Hope

Four years ago

Obama ran on hope and change.

This time,

unlderline the hope,

lowercase the change.

Chearleader in chief. 

An overall optimistic tone,

with just the right balance

between optimism

and realism.

Find the sweet spot.

Newt Gingrich declared,

“America is decaying.”

Mitt Romney called the nation

a “virtual Titanic.” 

Believe in America.

An incumbent has to err

on the side of optimism.

A challenger has to sell

the need for change.

Obama pays tribute to the country.

The president has

a hopeful message.

Republicans can be as

apocalyptic as doomsday. 

Stick to talk about the future.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

I like this poem because it expresses my belief that people are going to get tired of Republicans bad-mouthing America.

2/6/2016 Update
It's interesting to look back four years ago today when I was doing my News Print Poetry project.  Obama was going to be the Democratic nominee and the Republicans were fighting it out to determine who their nominee would be. The Republicans were bad-mouthing America and they are doing it again.

Florida Romp

Mitt Romney
rode a barrage
of negative ads,
to an easy victory
in Florida’s Republican primary. 

Newt Gingrich ran

a week second.

The fractious ten day campaign,

demonizing and denigrating.
A flood of negative TV ads,
attacking Gingrich,
attacking Romney.

The American public does not want

a mud-wrestling match.
Everybody gets dirty. 

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

Clash

Gingrich sticks to grandiose plans;
treats voters like chumps, 
inciting public groups.

The book is coming out the end of April with a collection of 101 of the 2012 first quarter poems. I'm taking down the posts, but I'll leave the first stanza of each poem.

On Top

The Iowa Caucuses:
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum
fighting for victory.
Romney led with 25 percent of the vote;
Santorum, also at 25 percent.

The book is coming out the end of April with a collection of 101 of the first quarter poems. I'm taking down the posts, but I'll leave the first stanza of each poem.

 

© Catherine Giordano 2012