Short Martin Luther King Poems
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in contemplation-
incarceration frees up
thoughts into a dream
Inspired by Abe's photo of Martin Luther King
Never violent
Only hopes for unity
Incarcerated dreams
* For Abe's "Birmingham Jail" Dr. Martin Luther King challenge
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
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.
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!"
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
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?
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
"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
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?
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
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
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
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.
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:
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:
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
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
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
Martin Luther King JR. has his own holiday, God should be given a holiday too.
God deserves to be given a holiday, that is what our Government should do.
God's son has his own holiday, God also deserves a holiday that is celebrated every year.
God is the greatest, he loves all of mankind and he deserves to be revered.
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.
when it snows in April
fifty years after Martin Luther King, Junior
we pray for a permanent thaw
when frost attacks our gardens
so thorns and thickets linger
we pray our hearts may be that good soil
what seeds will we sow this spring
the tubers are in, and perhaps beans -
without strings - God bless us everyone
May be Maya Angelou or Martin Luther King,
Who with some marvelous story will bring,
Lifelong friend,
To their end;
To us all, they meant more than anything.
Jim Horn
That sure has been quick response;
From someone would not absconce;
Always prepared;
Never scared;
On another poem start and pounce.
Jim Horn
for Martin Luther King
You only
see Stars
when it's dark
That's when
their true essence
flourishes
in the night.
This is true
for other things
In your
darkest hours
the strength
of your
inner soul
shines bright
leading you
to a
new beginning
new ideas
new reality
with happiness
joy & love.
Keep up the fight.
In my collection
a card oof Martin Luther King
has taken its posistion among the other cards
I have bought or traded for
Shot down like a dog
He tried to bring peace to a harsh, troubled world
Died young
He knew what he was getting into when he
began to agitate
He is missed by many
Martin Luther King