Martin Luther King Day… a watermain breaks on his boulevard Published by Ed Markowski Ed Markowski writes and paints in America's Great Lakes Region. View all posts by Ed Markowski
brings to mind the water cannons and firehoses that were turned on the freedom marchers throughout the south. excellent example of allusion in poetry. Reply
sun shines on mlk parader– mud splash by speeding car – actually happens, before, after, and during the rain Reply
“highway” should of course read “boulevard.” The point remains the same, and “boulevard” is, by every measure, the right word. Reply
A good one.
This one nicely resonates with me Ed – well and cleverly done.
It took me a while. I have a stream …
brings to mind the water cannons and firehoses that were turned on the
freedom marchers throughout the south.
excellent example of allusion in poetry.
blazoned on our brains
the day the levee broke
in New Orleans
“his highway” has its own poignancy.
sun shines
on mlk parader–
mud splash by speeding car
–
actually happens, before, after, and during the rain
“highway” should of course read “boulevard.” The point remains the same, and “boulevard” is, by every measure, the right word.