It’s a nice thought; too bad that glowing not far away is the fool's gold of Trump Tower...
> On Nov 28, 2019, at 5:48 AM, Dr. Patrick Blessinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> *Lady Liberty*
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> To Ramonita Velazquez
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> By Patrick Blessinger
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> Emerging like a lighthouse from the hazy,
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> early morning mist of the New York Harbor,
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> the dignified Lady Liberty raises her torch
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> and shines her beacon of hope to enlighten
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> the world with peace and tolerance. She stands
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> resolute against the forces of tyranny and
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> provides safe harbor for liberty and justice.
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> And as the fog lifts, the mist glistens like
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> tears on her peaceful face in remembrance
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> of those who bravely gave their lives to secure
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> freedom. Her divine crown of seven spikes
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> points towards the seven seas and continents
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> to send the message to all that the blessings
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> of self-determination are a right to all people.
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> And in the twilight, as the sun slowly dips
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> out of view in the west, the divine Libertas
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> steadfastly faces east as she faithfully waits
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> for the sun to rise again. With her regal crown
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> of liberty, she holds on devoutly to the tablet
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> that embodies the humane rule of law for she
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> never grows weary in her guard of liberty.
>
Douglas Barbour
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Swept snow, Li Po,
by dawn’s 40-watt moon
to the road that hies to office
away from home.
Lorine Niedecker
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