more to dream – v2

more to dream

in this land, opportunity

land of the pilgrims

of the slaves, the servants

of the righteous, the fallen

those who were martyrs

so much more to do

but it is within our power

as a people, a nation

our choice to be complacent

or to stand in courage

this is our time, our place

it is our decision

more to dream, to strive for

to stand as a people

no to the tyrants, to those

who would subjugate our people

to lift up our neighbors

all to truly be equal

regardless of color,

our races, our differences

they make us stronger

all to be valued,

sisters and brothers

too long strangers

divided by striving

the false dream, the lie

that all could be wealthy

treating our neighbors

as competitors, rival

more to dream

one people, together

united within us

one common bond

all to be equal, free in our persons

all one, in this land of liberty

Edited August 30, 2013

more to dream – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/more-to-dream-v2.html
August 30, 2013

more to dream

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/more-to-dream.html

inspired by Twitter post

https://twitter.com/aliciakeys/status/372837509492781058

by Alicia Keys

https://twitter.com/aliciakeys

 “Dr. King taught the world to believe in the power of a dream. There's so much more to dream #MLK #MarchOn“

&

her embedded link

http://thekeysofalicia.tumblr.com/

&

August 28, 2013

“the weight of this moment”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-weight-of-this-moment.html

speech of President Obama

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/28/remarks-president-let-freedom-ring-ceremony-commemorating-50th-anniversa

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Full-Text-Video-of-I-Have-a-Dream-Speech-50-Years-Later-221466841.html

at 50^th anniversary of

the “I Have A Dream” speech

http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf

by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

8/28/1963

&

earlier poems

January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

and his final speech before his assassination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk&feature=youtu.be

and Inauguration of the President

Barack Hussein Obama

Invocation

by Myrlie Evers-Williams

http://bcove.me/ugv9l9qy

Inaugural Address

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/president-barack-obamas-2013-inaugural-address-full-text-86497.html

&

quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our

gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"”

https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/293404632171048962/photo/1

&

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/01/not-just-dream-reality.html

&

several poems written in 2009

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/Martin%20Luther%20King

on the juxtaposition of the

80^th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

and the inauguration of Barack Obama

as President of the United States of America

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