This poem was created by Kenneth Kennon in Arizona, organizer of the Ft. Huachuca event, sister action to the Close the School of the Americas vigil:
The Sanctuary of Presente
by Kenneth Kennon
The fence was transformed
Once again
Into an unseasonable sacred space
A sanctuary of nonviolence
By the power of the spirit
Festooned on chain-links and barbed wire
White crosses and stars hung
Carrying names of the disappeared
Their holy images
And banners with messages of hope
This quiet metamorphosis
Emerged from simple acts of many hands
As tears welled
Names rang through stately wood
Of brillant and falling leaves of autumn
In solemn preparation
Of a joyous spring
Presente
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 