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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

STANLEY ANN DUNHAM (1942 – 1995)

PoeArtry by Charles Frederickson and Saknarin Chinayote


Sprung from apparent inspirational stimulus
     Obamama described as original feminist
          Taproot source wondrous probing curiosity
               Unconventional revelatory truthitudes discovery learnt

Heir-conditioned daring free spirited breakaway
     Embracing not shunning cultural diversity
          Chillaxing all that jazz cool
               Struggle to make a difference

Generously empowering others celebrating life
     Championed rural development core issues
          Created sustainable microfinance program model
               Encouraging savings for destitute poor

Intellectually way ahead of time
     Pinball wizard full tilt plunger
          Erudite Ph.D. dissertation subtitled “Surviving
               And Thriving Against All Odds”

Smile sharp wit comfortable self-assured
     Personality shaped our next president
          Macrocosmic worldview challenger questioning nature
               Bridging racial ethnic religious divides


No Holds Bard Charles Frederickson and coloraturartist Saknarin Chinayote edit AvantGardeTimes, a cosmopolitan, sharp cutting edge PoeArtryZine.
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