[Oe List ...] Hands Off Our Democracy (a Ghazal for You)

[Milan Hamilton]

Catherine Welch is responsible for this. She replied to my poem with "this
needs music to go with it. So I went to one of my collaborators and tried
to find a vibe that would give it a steady yet unconventional beat. The
ghazal's incessant repetition of certain words or phrases and rhyme scheme
built into the couplets seemed to emphasize to me the importance of being
faithful to our constitution and yet have the rest of the lines go in
different directions. While it is addressed to the main co-conspirators of
destruction, maybe it will also complement our impetus to action as we seek
"A Path Forward."
(I hope it's ok I included the pictures you all posted, as well as some
from the hundreds of places joining in the April 5th event-I'm sending it
as a Google Drive link as well as a link to my YouTube channel))

https://youtu.be/q1uybXFUHVI
 Hands Off Our Democracy.mp4
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XRNDML-q7qor2Gmw3oHJsXuF8YEX9Chk/view?usp=drive_web>
 Hands Off Our Democracy.mp4
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XRNDML-q7qor2Gmw3oHJsXuF8YEX9Chk/view?usp=drive_web>


Mellow Milan Hamilton
80 North Center Street
Redlands, CA 92373
Phone: (909) 943-1667
email: mellowmilan2 at gmail.com
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