I Have A Dream Poem by LIGHTCHEERFUL BRIGGS

Oh! Who is he that loves America more than I do? Who?
For the pleasure and the love of my heart is but America
It is she that I love the most of all the countries in the world
To her I pay all the homage that I may unto a creature
And from whence this love comes I canst tell
It strains me pass the compass of my wit
Then I have a dream; a dream to become an American.

Here and there I wander about in quest for her love
‘Cause' I love her just like Martin Luther Jr. loved her
For she is too fair, too wise and wisely too fair
And if only she'll like a mortal stay the siege of loving terms
I shall but woo her like a suitor unto a maiden
Even before Christopher Columbus discovered her splendid beauty
For I have a dream; a dream to become an American.

O' America, thou ever wise and full of care mother
If only I will be loved by Thee and your great offspring
I shall sail to thy land that detect no race like Odysseus to Itheca
And if in thy wisdom thou canst give no help to find thee
Do thou but call my resolution to love thee wise
But I pray thee shut not your bosom against my desiring prayer
For me I long for thee more than I thirst for water
O' America, I have a dream; a dream to become an American.