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MLK Day 2016
The sun rises on a day in which
We commemorate
An important figure in American history--
Specifically, the late
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
A man to whom we owe
Respect for leading our country out of
The darkness of Jim Crow.
At thirty-three years of age
King pressed the case
For civil rights with JFK
And put the movement in place.
When only thirty-four years old,
The dreamer touched the nation
With "I Have a Dream," which gained him
Praise and admiration.
The Nobel Peace Prize came his way
At the age of thirty-five.
How much more could he have accomplished
If he were still alive?
May we be judged, said King, NOT
By the color of our skin,
But by the content of our character.
Freedom lies therein.
Bus boycotts, Freedom Rides--
So many people united
To march for rights and to bring more light
To a time dark and benighted.
The Voting and Civil Rights Acts
Opened many doors;
And yet the fight for rights continues,
Which clearly underscores
The need for constant vigilance
To guard against the suppression
Of equal rights for ALL people.
Let's make a steady progression.
King said, Nothing pains some men
More than having to think.
That means we must work all the harder
To try to stay in sync.
The sun will set this evening; tomorrow
A new day will dawn.
May the memories of MLK
Continue to live on.
(1-18-16)
We commemorate
An important figure in American history--
Specifically, the late
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
A man to whom we owe
Respect for leading our country out of
The darkness of Jim Crow.
At thirty-three years of age
King pressed the case
For civil rights with JFK
And put the movement in place.
When only thirty-four years old,
The dreamer touched the nation
With "I Have a Dream," which gained him
Praise and admiration.
The Nobel Peace Prize came his way
At the age of thirty-five.
How much more could he have accomplished
If he were still alive?
May we be judged, said King, NOT
By the color of our skin,
But by the content of our character.
Freedom lies therein.
Bus boycotts, Freedom Rides--
So many people united
To march for rights and to bring more light
To a time dark and benighted.
The Voting and Civil Rights Acts
Opened many doors;
And yet the fight for rights continues,
Which clearly underscores
The need for constant vigilance
To guard against the suppression
Of equal rights for ALL people.
Let's make a steady progression.
King said, Nothing pains some men
More than having to think.
That means we must work all the harder
To try to stay in sync.
The sun will set this evening; tomorrow
A new day will dawn.
May the memories of MLK
Continue to live on.
(1-18-16)
