8.20.2017

Untitled (8.20.17)

Salty
irreverence
disguised as outrage
dulls Liberty’s promise
expects her
to shine

Uncomplicated micro poetry for Kerry and the Real Toads
Posted by Marian at 11:17 AM
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16 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorAugust 20, 2017 at 1:07 PM

    Cause and effect is such a basic concept, and yet the logic is so often lacking.

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  2. Sarah RussellAugust 20, 2017 at 3:18 PM

    Sometimes it seems like the world according to chaos. And yes, it does dull Liberty's promise. Nice!

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  3. hyperCRYPTICalAugust 20, 2017 at 6:02 PM

    Succinct write of what is. Perfectly put.
    Anna :o]

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  4. JimAugust 20, 2017 at 9:54 PM

    I'm afraid Liberty won't be shining for a long, long time, Marian. It took years and years for her to really shine and now she has been shocked by the ISIS-like destructive approach our government is taking towards all civilized progress here.
    ..

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 21, 2017 at 12:12 AM

    I agree with Jim......liberty isnt shining so brightly these days.

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  6. Kim RussellAugust 21, 2017 at 2:00 AM

    I'm watching from the sidelines, can't understand what's going on over the over other side of the pond, but I agree with the sentiment of your poem, Marian, and all of the above.

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  7. Brendan MacOdrumAugust 21, 2017 at 5:27 AM

    Uncomplicated, but not quite simple ... just who are we bartering Liberty for? Is her shine more important -- more salable -- than her welcome?

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  8. Sanaa RizviAugust 21, 2017 at 6:01 AM

    Such a potent write, Marian! Hopefully liberty will continue to shine and emerge victorious from the pool of chaos.

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 21, 2017 at 8:55 AM

    Profundity in brevity!

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  10. brudbergAugust 21, 2017 at 2:56 PM

    Alas that promise is no longer valid... maybe we should move her elsewhere.

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  11. Sara McNultyAugust 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM

    This really struck a chord, Marian. Just today, I was on the ferry to Manhattan, watching tourists smiling and snapping photo after photo of a sad Lady Liberty.

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  12. Susie ClevengerAugust 22, 2017 at 1:06 AM

    Give us your tired... becomes merely a tourist attraction

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  13. OutlawyerAugust 22, 2017 at 6:41 AM

    It's all just awful. Thanks for the poem. K.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 23, 2017 at 9:18 AM

    I love me some cinquain, and this is how it should be done.

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  15. MargaretAugust 24, 2017 at 10:06 PM

    The poem inscribed "Give us your poor... " has ALWAYS been a "joke" - from the very beginning of her being erected, people were screened prior to boarding the ships bringing them from foreign countries - If they didn't have enough money, if they had a handicap of any kind, sick, etc - Ellis Island made the ships take the people back if they didn't pass muster and at their own expense. SO... they were often turned away before they even boarded. This is nothing new...

    You say a LOT with carefully chosen words.

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  16. Buddah MoskowitzAugust 25, 2017 at 1:21 PM

    The fact that there is such insane activity indicates liberty is alive and well. Civility, on the other hand.... Good poem.

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