A slight snowfall brought a chill that vanished as expeditiously as some hoped democracy would.

Nevertheless, determination and fortitude carried a collective warmth that engulfed the nation.

The winds of change blew with determined resolve — the moment of metamorphosis was manifest.

And then…

She was standing at the podium of transition— purple and pearls, every answered prayer for every girl.

And then…

She was standing at the podium of progression—high upon the shoulder of her ancestor, also named Amanda.

Surrounded by a divergence of diversity, all transfixed upon her eloquent articulation

She inspired hope with impeccable precision.

We are all better for having been a witness to this particularly magnificent pulchritudinous elocutionist.