A fulfillment of
prophesy, invoking a dream
a vision of our
world, as God might have it be
a world, living by
the commandments,
by the golden rule,
to love as Christ loved
where neighbor
helps neighbor, where all are free
dignity and
respect, love and comfort
open to all, no
matter who they are
A turning point, a
moment of power
certain change in
that instant,
when he read those
words,
when his hand rested
on the bible
when his words
ring out, not so far
from the moment so
long ago
when our kindred’s
words spoke of a dream
January
21, 2013
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day
and
his final speech before his assassination
and
Inauguration of the President
Barack
Hussein Obama
&
&
several
poems written in 2009
on
the juxtaposition of the
80th
birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and
the inauguration of Barack Obama
as
President of the United States of America
===
January 17, 2009
and the Presidential Oath, from the
US Constitution, Article I, Section 1, Clause 8,
"I do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that I will faithfully
execute the office of
President of the United States,
and will to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the
United States."
&
edited
January 19, 2015
Changing
the Wind – v3
(merging
edits to original and version 2)
Edited
July 22, 2013
“changing
the wind – v2”
December 7, 2007
“changing the wind”
Based on the comments of Jim Wallis on
Speaking of Faith, November 29, 2007
He was talking about whether to change politicians
or change the wind, to change the public opinion
which guides politics. He used the example
of President Johnson’s statement to the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that it would
take 5 years for a voting rights bill but
it actually took 5 months to pass the Voting Rights Act,
after the March in Selma.
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