If all we do is ignore their ‘-isms’
of what use are statues and symbols?
If we longer have the ability to spell
we may be forgiven for not knowing
this French lady’s name
we might think she means to ward people off
with her torch of flames
We might not know that she’s loved by many
-who know her by name
-who know the essence of her ‘ism’
And who are ready to wear her truth
©Vivian Zems
Happy Independence Day!
Smell The Coffee 
July 4, 2018 at 5:31 pm
“…who are ready to wear her truth”…This is such a mighty fine line. Wow!
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July 4, 2018 at 6:20 pm
Thank you Sumana!
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July 4, 2018 at 6:28 pm
You highlight a very important truth–for those already here as well as those trying to arrive. She is not a guard but a symbol, carrying a meaning I wish all could wear as clothes, even as skin. Very fine!
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July 4, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Thank you Susan😊 I have several American cousins… so my spirit is always there. There IS hope.
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July 4, 2018 at 7:37 pm
Yes, there are so many who wish to wear her truth. So well said!
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July 4, 2018 at 7:43 pm
Thank you Sherry!
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July 4, 2018 at 7:46 pm
And all we do here in America is ignore those who are ready to wear the promise and truth of our dear Lady.
“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, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
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July 4, 2018 at 7:52 pm
Her truth cannot be ignored….. not for long!
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July 5, 2018 at 12:26 am
Sadly, most people have taken the true meaning of the Statue of Liberty and the inscription on its base for granted. As a child of an immigrant, who came to Canada, in 1952, I can still hear my dad and uncles tell horror stories, how they were treated by other Canadians, when they settled in northern Alberta.
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July 5, 2018 at 9:11 am
I can just imagine the stories. It’s so dangerous when we ignore history…we’re bound to repeat the mistakes.
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July 5, 2018 at 2:34 am
A country does not profit by losing its soul. Sadly the world is ruled by sales and profit quite happy to ignore history. While humans are just food in the trough of mindless pigs we will not see a free world smiling again.
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July 5, 2018 at 8:38 am
Great insight.
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July 5, 2018 at 3:45 am
kaykuala
We might not know that she’s loved by many
-who know her by name
She had come a long way deserving of the accolades!
Hank
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July 5, 2018 at 8:37 am
Indeed! Thanks Hank!
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July 5, 2018 at 2:19 pm
If only we could live up to what she stands for.
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July 6, 2018 at 7:31 pm
You’ll get there. That orange thing can’t serve forever.
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July 5, 2018 at 7:53 pm
Yes, yes, Vivian! That last line is absolutely perfect!
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July 6, 2018 at 6:45 pm
Thanks Carrie😊
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July 7, 2018 at 1:18 am
Just and powerful, Vivian. Shout it!
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July 7, 2018 at 7:25 am
Thank you 😊
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