by Dan Campion

“Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84”
—The New York Times

Amid conditions full of spite
He spread a rainbow filled with light.

Stood up and marched for what was right.
He spread a rainbow filled with light.

Kept hope alive with wit and might.
He spread a rainbow filled with light.

A spirit free at last in flight
He spread a rainbow filled with light.