Civil rights in the U S A. Mandelas ends his long walk to freedom.
LBJ , signing the civil rights bills , telling congress
To vote for civil rights or he'd what for! Sticking his Texan chin out
Daring the congress men and woman to try for a lucky punch
The bills all signed and delivered
Many think of JFK , but he died shot dead
It were JFK who set the ball a rolling , true enough
But JFK , died in Dalis
LBJ , picked up the ball of civil rights , and ran with it
As like a quarterback , he ran all the way , letting no NO one stand in his way!
No sirree bob
Then I saw Nelson Mandela walk free , lived to see him become president of a
FREE South Africa , democratically and all! One and ALL SOUTH AFRICANS!
The tearing down of the Berlin wall , united Germany , a complete country once more
Lived to see power sharing in Northan Ireland!
Catholics and Protestants , siting opposite each other talking
Then next to each other , working together!
Sharing power , a dreamers , dream , come true
So much to achieve yet in this world of ours
Hope , got to cling to hope , you just never know what the morrows have
in store for humanity , do you're!
Ken D Williams
The Dyslexic Wordsmith
Poetry by ken d williams
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Written on 2013-12-08 at 16:49
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IN MY SIXTY YEARS I HAVE LIVED TO SEE
In my sixty years , lived to see a few thingsLBJ , signing the civil rights bills , telling congress
To vote for civil rights or he'd what for! Sticking his Texan chin out
Daring the congress men and woman to try for a lucky punch
The bills all signed and delivered
Many think of JFK , but he died shot dead
It were JFK who set the ball a rolling , true enough
But JFK , died in Dalis
LBJ , picked up the ball of civil rights , and ran with it
As like a quarterback , he ran all the way , letting no NO one stand in his way!
No sirree bob
Then I saw Nelson Mandela walk free , lived to see him become president of a
FREE South Africa , democratically and all! One and ALL SOUTH AFRICANS!
The tearing down of the Berlin wall , united Germany , a complete country once more
Lived to see power sharing in Northan Ireland!
Catholics and Protestants , siting opposite each other talking
Then next to each other , working together!
Sharing power , a dreamers , dream , come true
So much to achieve yet in this world of ours
Hope , got to cling to hope , you just never know what the morrows have
in store for humanity , do you're!
Ken D Williams
The Dyslexic Wordsmith
Poetry by ken d williams
Read 534 times
Written on 2013-12-08 at 16:49
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