‘such as she was, such as she would become’ – Robert Frost

As our President is sworn in, I am become

A Permanent Resident. As I hear him take

The oath of office with an ‘Abundance of

Caution’, I am assured of my cup and portion.

As I watch his wife choose to give life in

Fashion to the American Dreams of a

Cuban, I feel fully human. As I watch her

Wear well the color of lemongrass

I hear world over, the shattering of glass

As our President clasps the small of her back

I know the Lord Of the Dance is leading

The nation soon to become - mine. As Michelle

Is become our belle, the dark nights of the

Past, are overcome. Stars are strewn from

Here to There. I too, clad in robes made by

A man born away, in Taipei, her shoes

That day, Jimmy Choo I have to say

Mr. Robert Frost how proud I am to

Become….America

As our President and his family move into

The White House, as the American dream

Becomes destiny, I wait and I watch. Five

Years will fly. Ten years of immigrant tears

Will dry. On the cheek of tomorrow I, too

Sing America! The Alphabet of poets join

Me from Nikki Giovanni to Julia Alvarez

and Charles Simic. America is become

Our Dream clothed in scriptural strength and

Dignity. As I watch with the world, the old order

Go past, I know as surely as the day I saw last,

The American Dream tried on in every dressing

Room in our Country and abroad, will not unjustly

Bar entry to anyone. We wait, We watch, we pray

Each to his own God, silently or out loud Oh,

America, the Beautiful, may thou be so

Bountiful always in the eyes of Our God.