Best Martin Luther King Day Poems
Below are the all-time best Martin Luther King Day poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of martin luther king day poems written by PoetrySoup members
Martin Luther King DayMLK day on every third Monday of January
Remember his sermons daily though you celebrate him annually
Before that balcony where the bullet sent his blood flowing...
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martin luther king day, gospel, humanity, integrity, rights,
Form:
Rhyme
Grand Opening On Mlk DaySt. Milt’s Grand Opening today
Come and celebrate with us
On Martin Luther King Day
Worldwide choirs and gospel music
Singing MLK’s best loved hymns
Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simon
It’s...
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martin luther king day, appreciation, celebration,
Form:
Free verse
Special Days
Special Days
Written: by Tom Wright
4/13/2006
It seems that for almost everything
We’ve set aside a special day.
We recognize others for their work
And sometimes for their play;
There’s...
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martin luther king day, day, humor, satire, new
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Rhyme
Martin Luther King JuniorDoctor Martin Luther King Junior
a black man from Atlanta, Georgia.
An activist and visionary
he spoke against racial injustice.
This Nobel Prize-winning man of peace
preached tolerance and...
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martin luther king day, america, character, courage, destiny,
Form:
Blank verse
Yard SaleAnother holiday has come to pass and I am no prouder to be an American than when it started.
What are these holidays for I ask...
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Categories:
martin luther king day, holiday, presidents day, labor
Form:
Prose
A Poetic Litany of Poems Celebrating Mlk DayThe Man…The Spirit
His name was Dr. Martin Luther King;
He was a peace-loving human being.
HIM
Preaching peace and love–
A mountain top of a man:-
Martin Luther King.
THE...
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martin luther king day, black african american, high
Form:
Alliteration
Appears So Much StrainAppears So Much Strain
Sometimes appears so much strain,
And find it hard to fight off the pain;
According to wife's latest directive,
Wants me to become more selective.
Did...
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Categories:
martin luther king day, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Couplet