Walkin' On State Street
Me and Alex were walkin' on State Street one early Saturday morning
in the bright sun reflecting off deep snow. I saw long-haired ghosts of '67
drift by on the nearly deserted sidewalk....Alex didn't see them, but they looked
my way, held my gaze, and shuffled on.
....I heard bullhorns blasting truth, and
students rushing by, clutching busted heads,
early in the mornin'
.....30yrs. ago,
walkin' on State Street.
now,
silent anthems sleep,
while ages sow keepers
who lift hearts
like the sunrise,
spurring miracles from
helpless seeds,
amid the yearning, frozen will, and
gun-clenched enemies of peace,
....30yrs. ago,
walkin' on State Street
....dedicated to the courageous students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison who, in 1967
staged a peaceful sit-in on campus to protest 'Dow Chemical' (manufacturers of napalm)
recruiting at the University,
Madison Police were called in to clear the building, (at the request of the school's Dean)
brutality erupted, sending chills to College campuses nationwide, sparking students at
Universities across the nation to protest the 'Vietnam War' the rest is history...
Copyright © James Marshall Goff | Year Posted 2009
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