[LM_NET] MLK Poem

[Jamieson McKenzie <fromnowon@EARTHLINK.NET>]

http://fno.org/poetry/standing.html


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Opening lines . . .

Standing Tall
by Jamie McKenzie
        
In honor of Martin Luther King



       Some kings rule their kingdoms sitting down
       Surrounded by luxury, soft cushions and fans
       But this King stood strong
       stood proud
       stood tall

       When the driver told Rosa
       "Move to the back of the bus!"
       When the waiter told students
       "We don't serve your kind!"
       When the Mayor told voters
       "Your vote don't count!"
       And when the sheriff told marchers
       "Get off our streets!"
       using fire hoses, police dogs and cattle prods
       to move them along
       This King stood strong
       stood proud
       stood tall
       Speaking of peace
       of love
       and children
       hand in hand
       free at last
       free at last

Continued at http://fno.org/poetry/standing.html


Jamie McKenzie
Editor
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The Question Mark (http://questioning.org)
No Child Left (http://nochildleft.com)

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