War poisons the land Like diseased minds downloaded/ into bowls of tears.

With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America is not a leader whose way is that of violent public outbursts. It appears to be more that of a warrior-philosopher who practices the art of political persuasion by authoring acclaimed books, delivering well-crafted speeches, assembling unified coalitions, passing historic legislation, signing well-aimed executive orders, and cultivating a poised but accessible demeanor.

Stars wishing upon the potential of humans shine faithfully on.

What hell condemned, let heaven now heal.

The literary artist lends verbal depth to the visual. The visual artist provides visible articulation for the literary.

President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader.

As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish, what more civilized way for people to alleviate the same than by giving themselves to one another as brothers and sisters in deed as well as in word? A society of people hoping to become politically superior needed first to become spiritually valid.