Lady in the Harbor

The Statue of Liberty is mooning the world,Her flowing robes billowing in the wind,Her torch extinguished by the salty sea air,Her crown plunging into the harborWith an ear-splitting splash. For more than a centuryShe bore witness to the dregs of humanityWho crossed her shoresIn hopes of a dream deferredA dream of opportunity demurred. Her lamp lit the harbor and illuminated […]