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bsquirrel
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0 posted 2000-01-17 11:29 PM


It figures; the year I leave New Hampshire is the year they FINALLY celebrate MLK day. About frickin' time. But I'm not leavin' Cali.  

Mike

-January 15th-
Even when my eyes let go tears,
I know we'll find our way.
Atonement, reconciliation and love
Won't just be entries in a dictionary.
Almanacs and encyclopedias, movies and songs,
Will shout in human glory.
I know someday we'll find our way;
You'll be more than just a story.
Mr. King, thank you.
Thank you, Mr. King.
We will find our way.



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bsquirrel
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1 posted 2000-01-17 11:30 PM


Of course, I meant Jan. 17th. I'm going to bed.

Mike

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2 posted 2000-01-18 01:53 AM


Wonderful tribute Mike  
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3 posted 2000-01-18 06:48 AM


I actually thought to see more poetry in tribute to Martin Luther King...you have made that step, and a wonderful tribute at that!!! (It's sad that more people would probably be celebrating this day if it were a paid holiday )

 Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...

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4 posted 2000-01-18 07:56 AM


Mike-

How ironic that you titled your
piece January 15 ...
Martin Luther King, Jr's real birthdate.
Well, the nation threw one helluva party
yesterday in remembrance of the 'dream'
of a giant among peace seekers.

Your tribute is well-taken by this lady.
~*Marge*~


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Denise
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5 posted 2000-01-18 12:12 PM


Great tribute, Mike! Lovely poem! btw you can change the title under the edit function!

 Denise

And slight is the sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worth;
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~


Meadowmuse
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6 posted 2000-01-18 12:23 PM


Mike,
   Enjoyed your poem in honor of Dr. King...and why not leave the title? January 15 is his actual birthday, so you did fine.  

Claire

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7 posted 2000-01-19 01:20 AM


Phew... I THOUGHT I'd put 15 for some resaon. I guess subconsciously, I remembered it as MLK b-day. Though, embarrassingly, I could've SWORN yesterday was the 15th. And I work at a newspaper. Yikes!

Mike
( so today's the 16th, right?   )

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