Bronze Effigy
By heinzs
Lady Liberty,Bronze effigy,Guardian of freedom's gate,Raise your lamp on high...A symbol and beacon to all.Withstanding the elements' erosion,Your skin's patina...Millions of children's pennies...A tribute to Eiffel's genius.Today your cheeksAre tarnished with your tears,Grief and sadnessFor innocence lost.Your own cherished harborA battlezone.Your sons, brave lads,Avenging your pain afarIn a distant land.Terror cannot mold our hearts,Nor enfeeble our souls and minds.While with torch and book In hand she stands,Our resolve, too, stands proud.So, too, our compassionMust imbue our responseWith logic and sense...Not blind wrath's berserk chaos.Together we will standOn the ashes fallen mounds,Resolute in purposeGentle peace to restore.Lives lost not in vain,But martyrs to freedom's cause.Above all the bronze collossusBears witness to our fate...And leads us forward with pride. Written October 24th, 2001 © on Oct 24 2001 03:21 AM PST, Heinz Scheuenstuhl 0 • 10
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"Lady Liberty,Bronze effigy,Guardian of freedom's gate,Raise your lamp on high...A symbol and beacon to all.Withstanding the elements' erosion,Your skin's patina...Millions of children's pennies...A tribute to Eiffel's genius.Today your cheeksAre tarnished with your tears,Grief and sadnessFor innocence lost.Your own cherished harborA battlezone.Your sons, brave lads,Avenging your pain afarIn a distant land.Terror cannot mold our hearts,Nor enfeeble our souls and minds.While with torch and book In hand she stands,Our resolve, too, stands proud.So, too, our compassionMust imbue our responseWith logic and sense...Not blind wrath's berserk chaos.Together we will standOn the ashes fallen mounds,Resolute in purposeGentle peace to restore.Lives lost not in vain,But martyrs to freedom's cause.Above all the bronze collossusBears witness to our fate...And leads us forward with pride...."