Statue of Liberty
A regift from France
First rejected by Egypt
Symbol of freedom
Torch in extended right hand
Bible in the left hand
So much for separation of
Church and State
Rebuilt on Ellis Island
At the base a poem
By Emma Lazarus
The New Colossus
“Give me your tired and
Your Poor”
Came by sea
With quotas, restriction
Looking for a better life
More opportunities
Worked hard, succeeded
Left for a haven
Now open borders
Come by land
No restriction
Enter for different reasons
Criminals
Mentally ill, Sick
Some for a refuge
Better life
A chance for everyone
Not all take advantage
Of a new beginning
Ninth Wonder of the World
An ordinary mailbox
With stand snow, wind, rain
Shooting rays of hot sun
Worse of all
Abuse from the mail lady
Beaten up for twenty plus years
Black mailbox
Fixed on the post
With two opening
One in front
Other in back
Mail lady would push
Mail through
Landing in gully
Or just slide mailbox
Off the post into gully
Breaking the back door
And the flag
Each Postmaster did nothing
To stop her or write her up
One Postmaster taped back door
Tied string on the mailbox
Put cardboard and brinks
In front of back door
Pole against back door
Birds came through crack
Build nest
Put nest in newspaper sleeve
Secured back door
Mail lady put nest back in
Mailbox
Postmaster General
Do not return my calls
Called police three times
Clerk yelled at me
Postmaster annoyed
Said she would take care of it
Heard them laughing when I left
Historically,
Ninth wonder still stands
Proud to serve
Civil War
A war that should
Never had happen
Brother against brother
Landmarks through
The South
A reminders of the time
Statues, bridges, airports
Schools, streets, buildings
Named after people
Who made a difference
Who wants to remove these symbols
Came to their senses
Put them back
A reminder of what
Should have not happened
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