What has he done,
thrown a lasso around the sun?
Tilted the horizon
and reversed its dimension?
Dictated a democracy,
or conquered a throne?
No,
he's skipped a stone
across 64 squares of a chessboard
towards a world
where black and white are one
pond.
Author notes
Martin Luther King Jnr
A contest entry
- Black History, Black Pride by just mercedes.
3000 points, ended March 1, 2008, 4 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Celticmoon's and Leander's glue a trophy on my Prewrite by leander.
800 points, ended March 27, 2008, 74 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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That's quite a thought-provoking piece that you have written here
thank you for this entry, I wish you all the best!
Leander -
This is just brilliant to say the least. Congrats on the well deserved gold. I am personally darn near speechless.
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One can easily see why this won gold previously! An excellent penning! Thank you for entering.
Best of luck to you!
Blessings
Bel
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Thank you for your entry, this is a beautiful poem. The metaphor is strong and well sustained, the words simple and forceful. I am left with the impression of respect and pride. Even the presentation of the poem is stunning. Well done.
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an amazing metaphor !
I am speechless ... this is a poetic masterpiece ...
one of your most mature and accomplished poems I have read until this day ...
bravo !
didi maa
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