RIP Martin Luther King Jr.
Born: January 15, 1929, - Atlanta, GA
Assassinated: April 4, 1968 - Memphis, TN
A violent man I’m not
I’ve no wish to fight
But rattle my cage enough
And this old dog will bite
Born on American soil
With pride to stand my ground
And living in the USA
I hear a patriotic sound
Echoes of our forefathers
Great men with great dreams
For all its people to live
A life peaceful and serene
To be a free nation
Knowing freedom has a price
We’ll fight if we must
But world peace would really be nice
Fast forward to modern day
Over seven billion people
Most praying for
A world where we’re all equal
A planet united
Embraced in world peace
For the violence to stop
And senseless wars to cease
For we’re all sisters and brothers
We should all know better
The writings been on the wall
If we stop to read the letter
Even Martin Luther King
Had a beautiful dream
But a rival cut him down
Before it could be seen
Had he lived
In victory he’d have a piece
As would we all in
Dreams of peace
Copyright © Robert Hays 2015
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A fine tribute to a remarkably great man and written with fervour this deserves wider audience - into my faves for this dream of peace A.P.
Thank you so much Fay. Glad you approve. ; )
A fine write Bill.
Thanks Bill. ; )
Great tribute to a great man.
"I have a dream"
May peace be with us all and equality for all is the norm.
Andy
The way it's meant to be. Thank you Andy.
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