On Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Mead Public Library Plaza, the community gathered for the 11th annual open mic event as part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a worldwide poetry movement; Sheboygan was one of 200 cities around the world that shared visions of positive change. The theme this year, “Together Again,” was shared through poems and songs. There were featured readings from Poet Laureate of Wisconsin Dasha Kelly Hamilton as well as from Sheboygan’s Poet Laureate Lisa Vihos.
Together Again
By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate
Creatures, we are.
We come with two legs
two hands, one heart,
and minds
that are infinite
if we let them be.
With ears that hear
and eyes that see,
we do things.
Grow food
bake bread
feed our families
feed each other.
We build buildings
pave roads
embark on journeys,
return home.
We teach
we learn
we sing poetry
we read to a child.
Each one of us
comes with a gift
but if we forget to give,
the gift lies fallow
and the tree
withers and dies.
So, give freely.
Build with justice,
find the ground
of compassion.
Listen to each other.
We say we are together again.
When were we ever apart?