I Lift My Lamp....

I received this picture from my youngest sister who lives in Washington State. She and her husband had been on a trip to New York when this picture was taken. In fact, it was while they were in New York that they heard the VP Debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. And just like many of us, was awestruck at how well Sarah Palin did.

I wish my sister was a blogger. She could inspire and motivate many people with her down-to-earth and witty remarks; much like Sarah.

But....

"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride". (Just an old saying I learned as a child!!)

Our statue, known affectionately as "Lady Liberty", is our symbol of freedom and democracy.


Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips.

"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-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"