Not the shepherd’s crook ?
staff and symbol
of the creed of caring,
rod and gatherer
of those who stray
or are lost,
a gentle arm to lead
the tired, the poor,
those yearning to be free
to a better land
and to nudge, urge, and
welcome black, white,
all colors of the rainbow
to join together as one
nation indivisible.
 
Instead, it is the fiery rod
of chaos and division
of invective and revenge
wielded without mercy or
good conscience
by the Republican
in the White House.
 
Charles Sabukewicz
Middlebury