Introduction and Table of Contents
Introduction and Table of ContentsThe Proud BumblebeeA Fine MareReflectionMy RosesSome SecretsBlack Churches BurnThe FoxMy ZenithA Present DearBlack Lightn'gWhen Dearest Sleep Betrays My Restless MindEden AgainSome Blesséd DutyDehors ParisThe Lady and the LordShe Gazed Into My Eyes...In London Now...The CriminalMLKBlack Moses At the RiverMichael Brown of FergusonA Gladiator's CryThe Sonnet of a Warrior MartyredMandingo FightingThis PimpKiwi and Cotton Balls' Cadence [aka Ulysses and the Sirens]Judging the "Justice"Mother EarthOn Romney's Vote to Convict [aka Integrity]Sonnet (Cadence) of the American Soldier [aka Heaven's Path Through Hell]
MLK

MLK 
 
Long ere he climbed the mountaintop, he spoke.
And throngs witnessed the wisdom of his word.
Indeed the masses of the world awoke
Such righteousness, alas, had to be heard.
There in the shadow of Abe Lincoln's throne,
He eloquently, said, "I have a dream..."
That we will one day wretched sins atone,
And the True brotherhood of man redeem.
The gates of heaven must have opened wide, 
For angels touched each of those earnest souls,
To fill their hearts with love and hope and pride
And give them strength to e'er fight for these goals.
Oh, though we long ago lost this great King,
The faith he did exude is enduring.
 
Copyright 2021 Bernard A. Quarterman, Jr.