Freedom's Fire(A Sonnet) In Memory Of Dr King, And In Tribute To President Obama Poem by Frances Ayers

The Contagion of freedom's fire
Lights a nation with promise of a dream
Hope and opportunity, each mans' desire
Is it as elusive as it would seem?

For one man's dream, so long ago denied
His sweat and blood, a living sacrifice
Equality, peace, and justice he cried
With a voice, so kind yet he paid the price

A nation stifled by rancor and hate
Rose up to embrace tolerances' face
A new dawn arose, it's never too late
As our nations 'leader takes his place

With every breath, let love and justice ring
For all are brothers, in freedom we sing