The stones
of the Acropolis
Are mighty stones,
Weighty stones
Some cracked,
Others stained
Stones of time, tribute
Majesty and merit
Set upon higher ground.
Blue-gray stones set
Above the sea
Above the hill,
And then the world.
They are like
what we imagine
Democracy might be
Majority rule,
Minority rights
Free, fair elections
Cooperation,
Compromise.
Blue-gray stones
set above the world
to remind us
That democracies
have flown,
are fleeting.
The stones
of the Acropolis
Are mighty stones,
Weighty stones,
Set upon higher ground.
© Gil Hoy
Is Trump a Threat to Democracy?
Gil Hoy is a Boston poet and trial lawyer who is studying poetry
at Boston University through its Evergreen program. Hoy received a B.A.
in Philosophy and Political Science from Boston University, an M.A. in
Government from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from the University of
Virginia School of Law. He served as a Brookline, Massachusetts
Selectman for four terms. Hoy’s poetry has appeared, most recently, in Ariel Chart, The Penmen Review, Right Hand Pointing/One Sentence Poems, The New Verse News and Clark Street Review.
