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I’ve posted this poem before and I will again on the occasion of celebrating MLK’s birthday. Martin Luther King © 1995 Rolland G. Smith
I had a dream the other night and Martin Luther King was there. He spoke in tones befit the wise and asked me if I’d share, the news of Continue reading Martin Luther King The Reverend Martin Luther King’s memorial in Washington, D.C. is scheduled to open officially next weekend. Yesterday it opened to the public. It is powerful in its image pulled from the marble block.
The King memorial is the only major structure on the national mall that does not honor a president. Dr. Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial I post this every year because I honor the man, his ethic, his vision and his spirit.Martin Luther King Jr. © 1995 Rolland G. Smith I had a dream the other night And Martin Luther King was there.He spoke in tones befit the wise And asked me if I’d share,The news of how his Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King© Rolland G. Smith 1995 I had a dream the other nightand Martin Luther King was there.He spoke in tones befit the wiseand asked me if I’d shareThe news of how his dream came out,since he had been away. I told him times had changed somewhatbut the dream was still a dreamAnd Continue reading Martin Luther King I put this poem on the blog back in April, but it seems appropriate to post it again, but with some additions and a new ending. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ©1995, 2009 Rolland G. Smith I had a dream the other nightAnd Martin Luther King was there.He spoke in tones befit the wiseAnd Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today is the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King © 1995 Rolland G. Smith I had a dream the other night And Martin Luther King was there.He spoke in tones befit the wise And asked me if I’d share,The news of how his dream came out, Since Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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MLK
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
©1995, 2009 Rolland G. Smith
I had a dream the other night
And Martin Luther King was there.
He spoke in tones befit the wise
And asked me if I’d share,
The news of how his dream came out,
Since he had been away.
I told him
Continue reading MLK