I'm taking a break from my regular-scheduled novel writing this week and dabbling in poetry. As always, I love to share!
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (1955)
By
Darlene Franklin
Rosa Parks sits down
Bus in southern town
One act, one day, forever
Preacher King stands up
Movement swells, grows up
One act, one day, forever
No longer bisected,
Freedom perfected,
One act, one day, forever
Child hears and child dreams
We can, voters scream
One act, one day, forever
Background: I lived in Alabama during the months of the boycott (I spent the entire rest of my growing up years in New England). And MLK has always been one of my heroes.
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