on this beautiful fall day
our community and groups large and small
gathered together
in places all around town
for No Kings 4
in a non-partisan celebration
of the importance of voting
some of the adults
brought their early voting ballots
marching together
with their families
to drop them into the ballot box
others got information
about the details, registration, and options
at the children’s table
we made
pictures, signs, headbands, bracelets, crowns
ate a treat or two
my very friendly next door table neighbor
was sharing the wonderful books
her mama had authored
about diversity, inclusion, and welcoming all kinds of children
what a sweet high energy firecracker
who be-jazzeled our faces with a jewel or two
never stopped moving or smiling
made such a beautiful sign
her active role in the community
has already begun.
—
‘children don’t vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them.’
*Marian Wright Edelman
*Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939), is an American civil rights activist, children’ rights advocate, and lawyer who is the founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton and was elected the first Black woman on the Yale board of trustees in 1971.
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vet’s park, ann arbor, mi, usa
