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                                      ​         Sketchbook Challenge:
​                                             Why We Must Have Hope

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  The Sketchbook proposed a writing challenge for participants to write about Hope or Fear after last year's election. I chose to write about why we must have hope, and filled my sketchbook with my thoughts expressed mostly in poetry, with some graphics that I used as post cards, too. The entire book is my way of resisting and not accepting the person in the White House as our legitimate President. To see full sketchbook:"Hope" go to www.sketchbookproject.com , click on library, and type in my name

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My Poem:
Hope

To refuse to accept the status quo
    To stand up to bullies and tyrants who suffer from their own delusions
           And appeal to the most divisive characteristics of humanity
              To be unafraid to counteract and dispute propaganda
​    To believe, to insist, that America has an open doo
To reject xenophobia
    To be wary of those who rant and rave, belittle, cheat, lie, defy the law
  and mock others.
                                   To beware of those with no scruples, morals or ethics.
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              To investigate when they won't accept responsibilities  for their misguided actions
​               To denounce the destroyers of our planet, to denounce the destroyers of
                      our health care and education systems
                  To be progressive and bold. to never become submissive
                To be aggressive and strongIn our collective beliefs
              To be powerful and compassionate
              To remain defiant
          To be a formidable presence. To inquire, to question and
           To stimulate imagination and creativity and
            To attract the brightest and the best, globally.
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          To envision and America where liberty does mean for all
                To be inclusive and energized by new thoughts and ideas and 
                To be inspired by our leaders
                     To welcome and find some common ground to improve the lives of all citizens.
       To assert our right to live in a free society.
​       To agitate, to oppose, to awaken, to protest
​      To make the struggle worthwhile.
   To encounter adversity and to keep going.
To spark and awaken a new American dream
                 To resist, every day, so that when it ends, we will move forward into the light
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Have hope for the future of our country.


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