His Dream

Mike Powers
His dream:
Equality;
Justice and dignity;
Hope hewn from the rock of despair;
The promise of democracy made real.
Letting freedom ring everywhere -
"Free at last! Free at last!"
Let us now live
His dream...

SOURCE:

Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered August 28, 1963 at the Washington DC Mall.

Published by Mike Powers

Winner of the 2010 Best of AC Award in the Books category, I am a freelance writer with extensive experience writing online book, movie, and music reviews, poetry, short stories, and other articles of gener...  View profile

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  • Lori Gunn2/9/2011

    Great writing ♥ thanks for sharing

  • Naphtalia Leba1/28/2011

    a nice reminder

  • Bridgitte Williams1/20/2011

    Lovely!! :-)

  • Dan Reveal1/20/2011

    Very great work!!

  • Sivaramakrishnan Ananthanarayanan1/20/2011

    Are they not the very basics that we should aspire for - equality, justice and dignity? When we work toward them, the stresses all round will just melt away! The world will be a much better place for all Touching words, Mike - siva

  • Sherri Thornhill1/19/2011

    One of the greatest speeches this country has ever known.

  • Vonda J. Sines1/18/2011

    Wonderful tribute.

  • Linda Riggs1/17/2011

    Nice poem Mike.

  • Tanisha Tankersley1/17/2011

    Right on!!

  • Susan Jane1/17/2011

    NOT A GUEST - Lovely Mike - as always.

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