the Statue of Liberty
embraces all—
she stands tall and proud
enlightening the world
as a beacon of hope
She welcomes immigrants
with open arms
to the land of the free
away from power-hungry
dictators and kings fiends
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Author Notes
I grew up in Spain when the dictator Francisco Franco was in power. He ruled until he died in 1975; we didn't have the right to vote. He approached Hitler to bring Spain into the war on Germany's side.
I moved to America in 1974 full of hope and joy. Soon after, I became an American citizen. I am proud to be an American and I pray our democracy and our Constitution continue to be the law of our land. Happy 4th!!!
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy since 1886. for more information click here
The Constitution's first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, in which the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, the Congress; the president, and the Supreme Court and other federal courts. for more information click here
Gogyohka is a five-line free-style Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. You may use any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay but never rhyme. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe.
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Gypsy
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