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Martin Luther King Jnr Day 2026 ©Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry8 Comments

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t choose comfort. He chose the slow, costly work of justice, knowing resistance would be fierce and progress uneven. He understood that intimidation and discrimination aren’t accidents—they’re tools meant to diminish resolve. This explains why his response was to be persistent.

Honoring Dr. King means resisting the urge to romanticize the past and instead committing to the unfinished work in front of us—justice, equity and equality!

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Martin Luther King Day ©️Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Prose2 Comments

Like Martin Luther King: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear”.

His words are oh so relevant in these times:

“I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood and sisterhood; I’m concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate through violence. Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that”.

Taken from MLK Jnr., “Where Do We Go From Here” speech.

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FREEdom ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain

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Hope 

Restored 

Free at last

The die is cast

Time of tears fades

Love triumphed o’er hate

Justice walks sacred ground

From mountaintops, valleys vast

We held the dream, we bore the cost

Through trials steep, the shadows have passed

Hope restored, free at last, the die is cast

Written for  W3 Poetry Prompt. Sarah Whiley, Poet of the Week, challenges us to write a poem inspired by the theme—free using the Dectina Refrain form. When I think of FREE-dom, one speech comes to mind: MLK’s “I Have a Dream”. This iconic speech was delivered on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

This poem is in tribute to FREEdom—that it’s not just a dream but the reality for every person, everywhere.

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Souled Out for Change©️by Dawn Minott: A Tribute Poem for Dr Martin Luther King on his 94th Birthday

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Some kings rule from iron thrones
Disconnected from community reality
You’re the King who served from humanity’s throne
Who dreamed not in black or white
Who envisioned instead a world inclusive
Your voice, your vision a great void filling
Speaking the language of the unheard
Inspiration to persevere, to never stop dreaming
Summoning collective longings and eternal hopes
For a nation by its noblest ideals is truly living
Fighting back against injustice
Rallying the call — equality for all
Your dream though deferred lives on
In a people, like you, souled out for change

In exactly 94 words in honor of Dr King’s 94th birthday—born January 15, 1929
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