Ode to Jeannette Rankin on the Centennial of Her Election to the U.S. Congress: An Acrostic

Nancy E Wright2
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11/29/16 11:01:07PM
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Just peace, or a just peace?


E ither or neither or both attainable, for


A fter all, who rightly sees both


N ot as ends but means?


N ovember, that month between


E vergreens and reflections on scarlet and gold,


T urning time back amid


T wirling dryness of leafy remnants,


E mblems of a peaceful death


R eborn in the sparkle of winter's promised snowfall.


A utumn's interim hosted America's first elected Congresswoman,


N ever voting for her nation's entry into world war,


K indly and fierce, from ranch to farm to world,


I ncensed and inspiring, launching a


N ew November, first and penultimate, of means yet unrealized.