I HAVE A DREAM (Echo)

This is a prayer in Memorial of the August, 1963 speech Made by Dr. Martin Luther King

Almighty God,

I Have A Dream---

 A Dream for the Unity of America today

  Where all our hearts are knit together I pray;

    Where all races, creeds and colors are woven together

      Bind us together in a Unity pattern by your heaven-sent Peace we pray.

Come now O Lord, and divinely intervene

Untie this chaotic knot called planet earth

Bind together our diverse hearts and souls

Unify us together in you as we bow in humble prayer of contrition

Draw us like stray sheep all back into one fold.

-----I Have A Dream----for Peace.

I Have a Dream, O Father God

 That one day the rough places will be made smooth

  That the jangling discords of our national noises

   Will be turned into a symphony of harmonious brotherhood

    And our sordid storm clouds will melt into calmer blue skies.

     It will not matter what we owned, or what we were owed.

     Our grudges, gripes, resentment, frustrations and jealousies

      Will finally disappear-----and all wins and loses fade away.

I Have a Dream, for Unity.

I pray for Peace to ring from New York Harbor's Statue of Lady Liberty

 Echoing down to San Antonio Texas' historic Mission walls of The Alamo.

   Let it Ring from the great smoky mountains of Tennessee

    To the mighty mountains of California's rambling west coast too.

     I Have a Dream----for Peace

      Now is the time to make Peace a priority reality for all our offspring

       Now is the time to life our nation's collective voice up from

        The queasy, quick sand of immorality to the solid Ground of Godliness

          We refuse to believe that the Bank of Morality is officially Bankrupt.

I Have a Dream

 That all God's children shall stand bravely together

  A shining sea and mass of American blended voices

   But instead of Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass voices,

    These voices are diversely Black, and White, Rich and Poor

     Spanish and Asian, Indian, Jewish, Arabic, Young and Old.

      Together we shall sing colorfully clothed in the cloak of Unity.

        The spectacularly hypnotic Hymn of the Republic---

Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed his faithful lightning of his terrible swift sword---

His Truth is Marching On

----Glory, Glory Hallelujah----Glory Glory Hallelujah

-----Glory, Glory Hallelujah----His Truth is Marching On.

We sing together in Unity until we all reach that Shining City upon the Hill.

 It matters not what you bought, but what you built, not what you got, but what you gave.

  That all God's people of every color, stripe and race would be granted our founding Father's

   Promise of Life----Liberty---and the Pursuit of Happiness.

     Together, We Shall Overcome---God Bless America, my Home Sweet Home.

        I Have A Dream for Peace

         I Have A Dream for Unity

          I Have a Dream

Amen and Amen.

2013 by DRR

Member Academy of American Poets

Author's Note

This is a 1963 photo of Dr. Martin Luther King giving his original IHAVE A DREAM speech.

Reviews

[Sam]

Wow you said it. So much truth. This speech needs to be spoke not read though. Ever street corner needs to hear it. I pray God that if it be your will that it will be Done.

[poetdoug]

Thank you Sam. I know Peace is a priority with God, that's for sure.

[Sam]

So true. It was a great read thank you.

[ANTO]

I like what you did here Doug. You didnt try to gild the lily - instead you reveal your personal connection with the great spiritualist/humanist/orator.
Very well done Doug.

[poetdoug]

I appreciate your review Anto. Thanks my friend

[Baby Ricochet]

Wonderful. Thank you for posting this Doug

[poetdoug]

Thanks my friend. Greatly appreciated.

[Riding the Rainbow]

He was a man full of love and hope. I wish he had the chance to do more.

[poetdoug]

Thanks Kejara.

[Avinash]

This is the formula for peace for entire humanity.

[poetdoug]

yes, so true Avinash. Thanks for reading

[Sami Khalil]

The power of prayer , justice , equality , shared humanity... A great transformation in the history of America... Splendid...:)

[poetdoug]

thank you for reading.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...:)

[Glen Yumang Manese]

There is not much to be said - that hasn't been said in the lines...

[poetdoug]

Thanks for reviewing it Glen.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Perfection, a speech that will be with us and beyond.

[poetdoug]

Thanks, that's why I enjoyed personalizing it for today.