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[aid] => mick
[title] => Black History: Ode to Thy Great King.
[time] => 2005-02-11 22:02:38
[hometext] => I was Inspired by my history class in college that I just got done taking. This is my poem dedicated to Black History Month.
[bodytext] => Black History: Ode to Thy Great King. The king as he stands before his court Looks down among the masses With a quiet strength, His preparation begins Millions of people standing together To the edge of the horizon Gaze up curiously As wide-eyed children often do Clearing his throat, the King steps up to the mike The impatient crowd hushes, and The sweet anticipation Strangles their thoughts His eyes of maple glisten With gracious intent The tiny drops of sweat Highlighted by the sun Fall down his brow With each word he speaks The lion’s voice so smooth Pours into the spectators ears They soon realize that this man, This king, has a dream A dream many could never vision While others silently bled for its salvation A dream of black and white That is painted together Contrasting shades of each other’s beauty Dreams of liberty’s voice Singing in the ears of her children Melodically teaching this glory To the future Dreams of colors Spilling into one another Melting by the flames Of unity’s fires A place where GOD Becomes one man or women And has the knowledge that lacks The eyes of prejudice As the people roar With great appreciation The street becomes a river Flowing with tears of joy And when the last beautiful note Is sung by this king’s mind, Of common sense The people’s voices Full of cheer blend so well That the sound of static Like an out of tune radio Trumpets through the land For the Glorious King Had a dream “Free at Last!” “Free at Last!” “Thank God Almighty, We’re Free at last!” [comments] => 3 [counter] => 176 [topic] => 38 [informant] => taurusgem1 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 14 [ratings] => 3 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Tributes )
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