Dark Hours

The day lily uplifts me
in these dark hours.
The purity of this
ethereal delicate flour
fills me with hope,
bringing grace and light
into the night
that has fallen over this land.
We cannot rest.
we must act,
with determination and dedication
because these moments so rife
with the possibility of change
are filled with peril and strife,
threatening us to lose
once again what we so fervently desire
and deserve: One People Under God.