As Mourning Doves Persist

...Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister's eyes, into Your brother's face, your country And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning.  Maya Angelou excerpted from " On the Pulse of Morning " which Angelou read at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993.

If I close my eyes Pickpocket ears offer Surprise All around us is the Twist of commerce Senses tested