Friday, June 19, 2015

The Tragic Condition of the Statue of Liberty Comments

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Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
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Bernadette Mayer
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Savita Tyagi 03 November 2022

With wonderful satire your poem is presented! The high Ideals of this country are choking under the restoration debris!

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Savita Tyagi 03 November 2022

Those were my thoughts when I heard the news of Statue of Liberty closing. In the face of today's resentment towards immigrants this poem is even more poignant! Thank you for drawing attention towards it again.

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Savita Tyagi 03 November 2022

A sign in front of Liberty of Statue New Colossus closed for restoration Can not accept the tired and desolate Hungry and homeless beaten by fate The wretched refuse of the world! Date of opening to be announced soon!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 24 March 2019

The tiredness and poor perception should be given up. With positive mind all should work effectively. You give and forgive. This is surprise. Together you can move ahead. This poem is very beautifully penned.10

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