The Trumpet Lily: Melania Trump - First Lady Of The United States

By Richard Ilnicki

This book of poetry that was inspired by Melania Trump covers various subjects. Some of the poems are somewhat political in nature; some poems deal with self-esteem issues and poor self-image, and, of course, love. It's a rather unusual compilation because it was written by a poet who never met Mrs. Trump, but one who has admired her from a distance. Being The First Lady of any president can be extremely difficult and emotionally taxing, especially due to the vitriolic nature of politics. I think Mrs. Trump may have fared worse than most First Ladies because she is married to Donald Trump, a man who has dramatically upset the Washington, D.C. apple cart; I think most civil people would agree that this isn't quite fair, but it is a price she has paid. My primary objective in writing this book was to alert people to their own personal vulnerabilities and to exhort people not to judge one another for any reason, especially those they disagree with. As trite as it sounds, love is the answer, and we ought to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Sep 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781098325763

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The Trumpet Lily

Melania Trump - First Lady Of The United States

Richard Ilnicki

ISBN (Print Edition): 978-1-09832-575-6

ISBN (eBook Edition): 978-1-09832-576-3

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This book is dedicated to Melania Trump

FLOTUS

"The only gift better than a book

is time enough to read it."

R.A. Ilnicki

"Your body follows your mind.

Where are you taking yours?"

R. A. Ilnicki

"You can make God be

whatever you want him to be,

but you can’t make him be what he is not."

R. A. Ilnicki

"Every man I meet is in some way

my superior. In that I learn from him."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I never met a man I didn’t like."

Will Rogers

Melania Table of Contents

Mother-of-Pearl1

The Quintessential Poem2

Melania, From a Distance4

When She Plants Her Seeds5

Melania Trump (The First Lady)6

Her Trumpet Lilies7

Melania Cuts Her Own Path8

The Scent of Melania9

Meet My Dream10

The Last Flower Still Lives11

Melania Speaks Out Against Bullying12

Send in the Clowns13

You Are The Center Of My Universe14

How Do You Speak To An Angel?15

Faithfully Look for Good News16

Collateral Damage17

Your Next Breath18

Forgiveness19

Watch Melania Spin20

Yes, She Gets Angry21

Today She Feels Like A Teardrop22

Today I Feel Like a Confederate Statue23

Our Astronomy24

The View25

Freedom of Speech26

Canceled27

Free at Last28

When I Stand Before My God30

Me Thinks Thou Doth Protest Too Much31

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword32

Let Him Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone.33

I Speak Five Languages34

Social Distancing35

Masks36

Hate Is A Four-Letter Word37

Season Your Speech With Love38

Be Best, Be Kind, Judge Not39

Don’t Lock Me Down Alone40

Pleiades Has An 8th Sister41

We Are Not In Heaven Yet42

Epilogue

Those Colorful White-hooded White Supremacists44

James Brown’s Posthumous Voice46

White-Eyed Savages47

Far Be It From Me49

Blessed Beyond Measure53

Love In The Age Of Psychiatry54

Ethnic Cleansing: A War of Genes57

What Good Shall I Do This Day?59

Mother-of-Pearl

Melania

We are surrounded for now

by what seems to be

an invisible force.

We have been enclosed,

and it appears as if there is no way out.

Not only that, but.....

but as the pressure increases

we are further squeezed

into a space that keeps shrinking.

As the space inside the ball of fear shrinks

due to an unknown invader

the fear inside also increases

and