Yesterday on television President Obama addressed his nation
\non new measures to be taken concerning gun-control legislation<\/p>\n
In his message when mention of many tragic shootings was made
\nA tribute to the innocent victims of those killings was also being paid<\/p>\n
Then President Obama`s emotional temperature was high
\nand it made that American leader cry<\/p>\n
His message, spoken with commendable determination
\nwas watched by millions in admiration<\/p>\n
For his was a powerful, inspiring Nonkilling voice
\nthat made all peaceful-life-supporting global citizens rejoice<\/p>\n
That was indeed a history-making day:
\nIts memory is dignifyingly here to stay
\n___________________________________________<\/p>\n
Francisco Gomes de Matos, Ph.D. is an applied peace linguist from Recife, Brazil. He has degrees in Languages, Law, and Linguistics. He is Professor Emeritus at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco where he is active in the Dom H\u00e9lder Camara Human Rights Commission. He is one of the pioneers in Linguistic Rights (author of 1984 <\/em>Plea for a Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights) and in the emerging area of Peace Linguistics. Currently he is President of the Board, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Am\u00e9rica (www.abaweb.org<\/a>). <\/em>He can be reached at fcardosogomesdematos@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday on television President Obama addressed his nation
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