President Tributes

Unique poetry, plays, short stories, children's stories and visual poetry by an American author

The author and visual poet, Deborah Young, humbly pays tribute to the United States Presidents, the Office of the President of the United States. The author strongly believes that both the outgoing and the incoming presidents should be honored. For, the job of Commander-In-Chief is of the utmost importance. Therefore, since 2001 the author has enthusiastically created Presidential Poetic portraits and tributes of Visual Poetry to honor the commencement and conclusion of each United States presidential term. Read the Diary of a Visual Poet for a Mission: Possible, the destined début of the unbiased 2009 Presidential Poetic Portrait and Visual Poetry, contact the Visual Poet

Deborah Young acknowledges and proudly honors two, genuinely revered, African American Civil Rights pioneers who ran for United States Presidency; Shirley Chisholm the first African American woman in 1972, and Jesse Jackson the first African American male, 1984, 1988.

The visual poet, Deborah Young respectfully pays tribute to Barack Obama as the first African American elected as President of the United States, November 4, 2008. Deborah Young has honored President Barack Obama with a Presidential Poetic Portrait, an inaugural poem The Torch Bearer of Change and unique Visual Poetry.

Every four years American citizens vote for a new president. On January 20th after each election year, the winning candidate is officially sworn into office as President of the United States with an inaugural ceremony, which includes the reciting of the Executive Oath of Office - Article II, Section I, Clause 8 of the Constitution of the United States:

I do solemnly swear, or affirm that

I will faithfully execute the Office of President

of the United States, and will to the best of

my ability, preserve, protect and defend the

constitution of the United States

The author, Deborah Young is the first and only known writer to simultaneously honor the outgoing and incoming United States presidents, Former President William Jefferson Clinton and Former President George W. Bush with published poems on an inauguration day, January 20, 2001; President Clinton, Recognize Rather Than Pulverize, Texas' Son, Song Of Unison

Visual Poetry

Barack Obama’s Resounding Harangue: Promises of Change Visual Poem

Bust On Stand

Presidential Poetic Portrait, Visual Poetry To Honor Beginning Term of President Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief

…Barack Obama, the first African American President; Who’s Who

Your promises of change made a presidential dream come true

Change you said we’ll see and can surely believe in, too

A Bust on a Stand forever, pays the state-of-the-art tribute, to you…

Excerpt Barack Obama’s Resounding Harangue: Promises of Change

Visual Poetry

The Torch Bearer of Change Visual Poem - Torch of Change

Inaugural Poem, Visual Poetry To Honor 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama

...America celebrates a torch bearer, innovator

A torch bearer ready to transform and restore

Long may you honestly, carry the Torch of Change...

An Excerpt from The Torch Bearer of Change

Visual Poetry

President George W. Bush; Appreciate and Renounce Hate Visual Poem

Bust On Stand

Presidential Poetic Portrait, Visual Poetry To Honor Eight Years of Former President George W. Bush as Commander-in-Chief

…President Bush, Americans appear to have overlooked your many feats

Instead, there’s an overabundant number, occupyin’ judgment seats

Your desire to secure America never did wane

You truly didn’t forget, those on 9/11, 2001; slain

Your tenure is appreciated and honored with a Bust on a Stand…

An Excerpt from President George W. Bush; Appreciate and Renounce Hate

Visual Poetry

President George W. Bush, A Tried And True Leader Visual Poem

Bust On Stand

Visual Poetry, Presidential Poetic Portrait To Honor The Beginning Of Second Term Of Former President George W. Bush As Commander-In-Chief

...Mr. President, with you

A tried and true leader at the helm

The nation will succeed

For you are a hero, God lead

With foresight, wisdom and knowledge embed...

An Excerpt from President George W. Bush, A Tried And True Leader

Visual Poetry

President George W. Bush, Stood Firm With A Unique Term Visual Poem

Bust On Stand

Visual Poetry, Presidential Poetic Portrait To Honor The Conclusion Of First Term Of Former President George W. Bush As Commander-In-Chief

...indubitably, it was an impressive watch

With a unique, colorful route...

An Excerpt from President George W. Bush, Stood Firm With A Unique Term

January 20, 2001, The Natchez Democrat newspaper article, titled In Honor of the Changing of the Guards - President Clinton, Recognize Rather Than Pulverize, Texas' Son, Song Of Unison

Visual Poetry

President Clinton, Recognize Rather Than Pulverize Visual Poem

Bust On Stand

Visual Poetry, Presidential Poetic Portrait To Honor Eight Years Of Former President William Jefferson Clinton As Commander-In-Chief

...All your duties as our Commander-In-Chief

Were wisely outdone

We must definitely acknowledge

Your countless great achievements

They were so much more than none

So, there should be no efforts of banishment

To character annihilation, oblivion...

An Excerpt from President Clinton, Recognize Rather Than Pulverize

Visual Poetry, Presidential Poetic Portrait To Honor The Beginning of First Four Years Of Former President George W. Bush As Commander-In-Chief

...poised to embrace, unite and lead

Democrats, Republicans, one by one

Standing firm for absolute, unison...

An Excerpt from Texas Son, Song Of Unison

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