Short Martin Luther Poems

Short Martin Luther Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Martin Luther by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Martin Luther by length and keyword.


Premium Member Penny For Them

in contemplation-

incarceration frees up

thoughts  into a dream



Inspired by Abe's photo of Martin Luther King
Form: Senryu


Premium Member King's Dreams

Never violent
Only hopes for unity
Incarcerated dreams


* For Abe's "Birmingham Jail" Dr. Martin Luther King challenge
Form: Senryu

We Don'T Burn Crosses Anymore

Down deep in Dixie
We have long heeded his call
(And still pay the price)

...For Abe Lopez's picture contest of Dr. Martin Luther King
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Paraphrasing Martin Luther King

We have flown the air like birds
and have swum the seas like fishes,
but have yet to learn the simple act of
walking this earth as brothers and sisters.
Form: Rhyme

Free Dumb

When Martin Luther King told me,
"Civil Rights suit me to a T"
I could see what he meant
For my placard was bent
So it read, " ruth will make you free!"
Form: Limerick


Premium Member Martin Luther King's Nightmare

Blazing
                  Razing
                  Hazing
                  Fazing

          Anarchy on a blazing, razing course
          Driven by a hazing, fazing force.
Form: Tyburn

Premium Member Dreaming ( Sedoka )

Will having a dream
As did Martin Luther King
Bring YOU notoriety
Probably it won't
But Dreams are good for the soul
I wish all could have such DREAMS



INSPIRED by and DEDICATED to JOSEPH  SPENCE

Premium Member Quote Unquote

Free to be
Free to be me

Free to choose
Free to lose

Free to let go
Free to say no

Free to live
Free to forgive

Free from my past
Free at last

Inspired by Martin Luther' king's quote'Free at last,Thank God
Form: Rhyme

Reading My Catechism

Reading My Catechism

Remember reading my catacism,
And problems regarding rascism;
Am  apprehensive,
And also sensative;
Definately is causing cynacism.

Jim Horn

God bless Martin Luther King.
Was his name originally Michael?
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member INJUSTICE

I pray for the day when the world is blessed so see
the importance of being unprejudiced, honorable and fair…

Blessed to understand the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
who said:

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Honoring 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
© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Acrostic

Martin Luther King Jnr – a Tribute

Every man goes to bed. 
Every man sleeps.
Men dream dreams.

We keep dreaming.
Praying not to stop the Lutheran dream.

‘ I have a dream’,
‘ I have a dream’,
that one day…

on and on and on,
the dream continues.
What have you dreamt so far?
Form: Lyric

Martin Luther King Junior

Martin Luther King, Jr.

When innocent dies,
Whole universe cries,
Even of dear earth,
We can hear, outcries,
But selfish human being,
Never even sighs.


All rights are reserved. Syed Imon Rizvi
From a book "Outspoken" - 2012
Available at www.amazon.com
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Ponder a Moment

Martin Luther King, Jr.
  a leader, a statesman
a preacher, an inspiration

Robert F. Kennedy
  boyish, vulnerable
beloved, fiercely capable

Ponder a moment, will you? ~
  How great America might be
Had she blended the words
  and the works of these two
Form: Verse

Premium Member Free

Free to be
Free to be me

Free to choose
Free to lose

Free to let go
Free to say no

Free to live
Free to forgive

Free from my past
Free at last

Inspired by Martin Luther' king's quote'Free at last,Thank God Almighty,Free a 
last' & by john 8:34-36
Form: Couplet

Dreams

I have a dream
like Martin Luther King

I dream of perfect days
full of holidays and birthdays

I dream of no more hurricanes
and no more terrible pain

I dream of happiness
and no more sadness

I dream of all this coming true
but most of all I dream of you
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member DAILY GRATITUDE CHOOSING LOVE

I am grateful 
(heeding the words of Martin Luther King)
when it comes to this life
knowing, exactly, what to choose
exactly what I can bring

To try no matter what happens…
no matter when or how…or where…
to choose love
because hate 
is much too hard a burden to bear.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Assasination Raga

Meir Kahane, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy 
 All gone by the assassin's bullet
     My blood chills at 
the thought of another gunshot
   A friend told me  - they know what they are getting into 
He was right!
   But still  - my blood runs cold
Doesn't yours?
Form:

Hesitational Racial

pushing
hard
against
the world
of oh too serious
poetry and smugness

sex
sexuality
sensuality
sensibilities
seeminglessly
seeming stupid

endless etudes 
precluded poems
of it wasn't me it was
my muse who told me to
to do so so I had a dream
Martin Luther King wet dreams
Form:

The Silence of My Friends

What hurts most is not the words of my enemies 
But the silence of my friends
A quote from Martin Luther King 
Have you kept quiet
When you should have spoken up
Has this meant
Unnecessary suffering for people 
You care about
Where were you in their time of need?

© Paul Warren Poetry
Form: Ballad

Premium Member Dream Lines

From out
of my dream
I awoke
to the melodious
voice of Martin Luther
King—
the drum major’s 
legacy
continues to fuel
me
towards the justice
we deserve—
look out injustice
you’ve been served:
All hail to Jah
letting freedom ring
as we shout hurrah
celebrating
our lion—Dr. King!

I Have a Dream

A great storm was brewing
Large numbers queuing

Thunderstorms rolling, lightning blazed
Throngs of people held spellbound, amazed

Trees swayed with arms raised
Nature too had joined in praise

Sceptics unable to accord him such praise
It was Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" address.
Form: Rhyme

Doctor Martin Luther Kings Dreams

he has a vision
and mabe a decision
 to walk and talk
to his follow men
about this
he knew he couldn't
 he stood tall
to he was very small
he say it all
 now from above you can hear
his call
comming from the  pass
free at last
this was his love theme
remembering
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KINGS DREAM
Form:

Freedom Isn'T Free

Don't believe the hype, freedom
isn't free
Or, why else was JESUS made a
sacrifice at Calvary
As ROSA, inadvertently challenged
the system of Montgomery
And, JFK, became a target of some
CONSPIRACY
While, PREJUDICE, took the life of Rev.
Martin Luther King
Inevitably, did Someone make a sacrifice
for You and Me

The Statue That Almost Was

Bronze and stone, they had a dream:
They commisioned a statue,
I guess they thought it would bring
A semblance of remembrance;
Something to which they could cling.
The artist had his virtue*
And created what would seem
A semblance of resemblance
To one Martin Luther King.
Alas, it was not their dream.

*merit
Form: Epigram

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