Can a king nurture near democracy?
This king does and will. This is real, no dream.
Our document should hold one vital key:
The right for us all to free-flowing streams.
I speak of water, your own basic right
for home, for farm on which our food depends.
I speak of speech, all we say and teach, cite
in ideas and art; no force contend
with press or Internet. In all we think
and write, freedom to praise, to criticize,
to find solutions, always on the brink
of change—protect and grow each others’ lives.
Free-flowing streams are our greatest treasure—
in all we do, first and final measure.
Roger Armbrust
September 30,
2013
