OrangeVerse XXXVII: Giving Thanks

As he did last year, the president spent some quality time on the phone with members of the various branches of the military for Thanksgiving. 

And as I did last year, I found poetry in his words, although in the spirit of the season, I'm offering only one excerpt this time around.

Perhaps the rest of it will pop up in a different poetry reading; we'll see.

What are you most thankful, Mr. president?

For having a great family

and for having made 

a tremendous difference in this country.

I've made a tremendous difference

in the country.

This country is so much stronger now

than it was when I took office,

that you 

wouldn't

believe it.

And - I mean,

you see it,

but so much stronger

that people can't

even believe it.

When I see foreign leaders

they say,

"we cannot believe

the difference in strength

between the United States

now and the

United States

two years ago.

Made
a lot

of progress.

Thank you very much.