Poem #1289: She Smiles To Conquer

Dr. Coretta Scott King
Civil rights Activist, Founder, The
Martin Luther King Center and wife of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This poem celebrates
her life and legacy. She would have been 95 today.

Girl, if that smile

Ain't bright shinin'

Up in heaven now

Sho' you laid down

Your burdens

Ran up the streets of heaven

Got down to the river

Set down on a recliner

And laid back

Sipping on new wine

Under the Tree of Life

Cause God 

Done tossed the sun

And put your smile up

Girl, if that smile

Don't shine on

A thousand miles

With the joy of the Lord.

You took your smile away

And life's been insane

But you passed the torch

And sparked a marathon

For love and BeLove

Happy Heavenly Birthday

We'll remember you alway

For making a better day…

And for that smile

Lordy Lord, that smile. 

Akpan