Sanctuary of Heroes

  

In honor of the memory of Anne Frank (1929 - 1945)

 

The dawn of adolescent horizons,

Meets the anticipation of virtual entitlement,

At the crossroads of hope and fulfillment,

In defiance of a peer culture,

Wary of a long line of naysayers and their kinfolk,

Propelling our souls in innocence,

While defending the core of our character,

Alas, years go by, dreams fade and rejection visits as faithfully as the next horizon,

Nowhere else to go except to the sanctuary of heroes,

Comforter of the friendless, the down and out, the rejected and dejected, and dreamers,

Awaiting, yet another sunrise.

Copyright of "Sanctuary of Heroes," © 2000-2009, Clifford Mark Greene

Copyright © 2009 - 2012, Party of Commons TM

[This poem relates to isolation and solitude, generally, not to the specifics of young Anne's life, although her life of course is an inspiration for this poem.]

Ellen

Ellen Greene in the year 1983 -- (1933-2006)

Chairman of the Party of Commons, Mark Greene, will be writing about his late mother, Ellen Greene, in memoirs.

Her contributions to society were great and immeasurable. Mark's writing will be about one unsung hero and an inductee in the Party of Commons's Hall of Fame earlier this year.

She taught her children about civic responsibility by her own example, and later worked as a teacher in VISTA, where non-administrative workers are essentially volunteers.  She said people should take care of their own city, outside of their own personal responsibility, when at all practical, and not wait for the city to do everything,

See more about Ellen in Senator under "The Theologian."

[revised on 6/27/2013]

Copyright © 2009 - 2013, Party of Commons TM

Foreword

Welcome to "The Political Playwright," featuring plays, poetry, and prose by Party of Commons's chairman, Mark Greene. This blog will highlight Mark's career as a playwright and showcase his past, present and future writings. Mark concentrates much on politics and its influences in his writings, and this blog will open up a whole new audience to enjoy the creativity of one of the most underrated playwrights and politicians of the 21st century.

Foreword by the Committee of Commons & Political Affairs TM

Copyright 2009, Mark Greene