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Martin Luther King Jr. Poems - Poems about Martin Luther King Jr.

Premium MemberHonoring Martin Luther King Jr

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."—Martin Luther King Jr.

Honoring Dr King

Loneliness
Odious
Violence
Eliminator


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Categories: martin luther king jr., appreciation, holiday, love,
Form: Acrostic

Premium MemberDr Martin Luther King Jr Dream, Hope and Inspiration

Dr. Martin's dream is a dream for many generations
Past, present and future… Life is about hope, compassion
Love, freedom and justice. It's not asking for too much
Because human lives are precious and priceless. As such
We were all created in the same manners. No one got
More, no one deserved less. There are three levels in the lot
Birth,
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Categories: martin luther king jr., africa, america, birthday, black
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberI Love You Doctor King

Dr. Martin Luther King is one of my heroes, and a spiritual guide.
I feel he is giving me ideas from beyond the veil, and I pay attention
Our connection is real, and mystical. I knew this as a child.
I visited his church in Atlanta, Georgia and his sermons were piped in.
When I heard him, I began
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Categories: martin luther king jr., 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry

Premium MemberContent of Character - In Memory of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Why can’t we be judged by the content of our character?
Are we now racist, because of white privilege and black lives matter?
This is our new wall, racism is still dividing,
these two profound statements are creating bitter chatter.

Dr. King lost his life because of his dream in 63,
segregation is what this great man envisioned would one
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Categories: martin luther king jr., racism,
Form: Rhyme

Martin Luther King Jr

His dream still echoes 

Through our lands and our bodies 

Like seeds in the earth
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Categories: martin luther king jr., america, humanity, racism,
Form: Senryu



A Great Man's Dream

Open your mind, as I rekindle an old fire,
of a great man's dream, a great man's desire

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream he said,
in an era, in which many people he had led

He envisioned a new world in his minds eye,
dying for that vision, yet his dream didn't die

Dreams of a new world where
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Categories: martin luther king jr., dedication,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberMartin Luther King, Jr

The late, great Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., also known as "Dr. King"
        His legacy and sledgehammer impact on civil rights, long-lasting

     In 1963, he eloquently delivered his iconic speech, "I Have A Dream"
Long-gone, yet his love light for humanity continues to gleam.
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Categories: martin luther king jr., celebrity, hero, people, teacher,
Form: Clerihew

Martin Luther King Jr

Daddy somebody shot that man
I heard this eleven year old say
I didn't really understand at the time
I just knew a man was dead

But with the years that followed
I came to learn how much he meant
To this world in its great need
And how well that time was spent

He preached of equality he preached of peace
As he
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Categories: martin luther king jr., heartbreak, life, memorial,
Form: Rhyme

Like Martin Luther King Jr

We need another Martin Luther King
Today now more than ever
Someone to take the faithful leap
That will bring us all together

Who sees the plight of man for what it is
All one race, no color
Where together in harmony we all shall stand
Sister to sister, brother to brother

A leader with a vision
With open arms and callused hands
That will
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Categories: martin luther king jr., character, community, happiness, life,
Form: Rhyme

Martin Luther King Jr

Memphis heat in April
3 days past the fool
If  you ask me the fool would be
In what this man would do

He would grab hold of a nation
This man without a clue
That every color's equal 
In the land of Red, White, and Blue 

From what I see it seems to me
We lost something in-between 
This nation
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Categories: martin luther king jr., lost, missing you,
Form: Rhyme

Happy Happy Birthday Mr Martin Luther King Jr

to the greatest valiant leader of our time  and  the most sanctified of Men let me say I hope you can and do perceive the love and wishes that many feel for you happy happy birthday  to you an advocate of many little hearts and minds I lift up my eyes with
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Categories: martin luther king jr., birthday, black african american,
Form: Ballad

Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Daddy somebody shot that man
I heard this eleven year old say
I didn't really understand at the time
I just knew a man was dead

But with the years that followed
I came to learn how much he meant
To this world in its great need
And how well that time was spent

He preached of equality he preached of peace
As he
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Categories: martin luther king jr., death, i miss you,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberJohn F Kennedy - Martin Luther King Jr - Robert F Kennedy and Donald Duck

it was the sixties
we were young
we were going to change the world
spin it like a basketball on our finger
take the three point shot 
win the game
we had great leaders 
john, robert, martin...

the planet was singing 
with the purity of a four year old
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The ants go marching two by two;
The little one stops to tie his
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Categories: martin luther king jr., philosophy,
Form: Free verse

The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said “I have a dream,” we all nodded and shouted sharing our feelings because his dream was the same as all those who lived under oppression. When he appealed to our nation, “We cannot walk alone,” many other people came along and merged with the black marching
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Categories: martin luther king jr., america, together, truth, usa,
Form: Verse

A Drum Major Martin Luther King Jr

" A Drum Major - Martin Luther King, Jr. ... "

( Rom. 13: 7 / Joel 2: 28 )


A Man Stood Up For Courage
In A Time, Others Condoned Evil
A Man Stood Up For Honor
In A Nation's Long-Hidden Upheaval

At A White House, On A Hill
With A Country's Conscience On An Easel
A Man, Brushed On All Colors
As
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Categories: martin luther king jr., society, tribute, prejudice,
Form: Light Verse

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