If We Can Dream
The sixties gave us a generation of young
Folk with many questions Why?
Where have all the flowers gone, and is the answer really
Blowing in the wind?
A young man named Dylan tried to make some sense
Of this whole thing,
Yet the nation and world needed more then the words
Peace and brotherhood though it sounded good in a song
It didn’t stop the endless rows of crosses on
Arlington's lawn
The youth watched a young man pledge his word the
Glow of a candle would light the world but we still ask
The question has anybody seen our old friends Abraham Martin and John?
As the young man from Tupelo sang if I can dream of a better
Land well let’s hope one day we can.
Copyright © Louise Riveiro - Mitchell | Year Posted 2025
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