Rico Leffanta Poet Rhyme

Mlk Elementary Anthem

Fifty States United
In an healthy Zone
Everyone is different
But proud to call it home
Children are singing
As they grow
So all the world
Will hear and know
There shall always be
A sequel
For Americans
born equal!

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Rico Leffanta January 21, 2017 at 1:30 PM This verse was written to the tune of "das Laternenlied" by Norbert Schultze as it is easy for children to sing and to remember. Old timers may remember it as, "Underneath the Lampost" sung by Marlene Dietrich. ("Unter der Laterne")

Phil Capitano January 19, 2017 at 12:55 PM Nice tribute to the man who put the Afro into Afro-American. Rico Leffanta January 20, 2017 at 4:31 PM Mahalo nui loa! Did you remember to set your clock back 300-years this morning?