The Torch Extinguished
A Pantoum inspired by the amazing drawing by Kaja, granddaughter of Ralph McTell
Introduction
This pantoum is inspired by the amazing drawing by Kaja, granddaughter of Ralph McTell. I have done several anti-war pantoums and think the form is perfect for what this image says.
I was talking to my granddaughter Kaja about the situation in America, contradicting the statement carved on the Statue of Liberty.
This is the drawing Kaja came up with showing Liberty’s despair with the ‘Torch of Enlightenment’ extinguished in the water of New York harbour.
I just wanted to share it with you.
Ralph
The song is "Jesus Wept" by Ralph McTell, which I think is appropriate
Inside the statue, a plaque added in 1903 is engraved with words from "The New Colossus", an 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus:
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!
The Torch Extinguished
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In These Dark Days A New Evil Has Come
No Hope For Those Who From Opressors Flee
She Holds The Welcoming Torch Of Freedom
Liberty Lies Extinguished In The Sea
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No Hope For Those Who From Opressors Flee
Freedom Destroyed By The Villains Called Ice
Liberty Lies Extinguished In The Sea
Constitution Murdered, A Bloody Price
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Freedom Destroyed By The Villains Called ICE
Citizens Executed On The Streets
Constitution Murdered, A Bloody Price
Liberty's Defenders Will Not Retreat
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Citizens Executed On The Streets
In These Dark Days A New Evil Has Come
Liberty's Defenders Will Not Retreat
She Holds The Welcoming Torch Of Freedom
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I saw that picture in the news. ICE OUT‼️
The picture explains a lot, and we must try to remember how and why this country got its start and ICE is wrong for what they are doing.
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Great article! My husband plays Wordle, Quordle and Weaver too. with my dyslexia- these games trigger me from time to time. I have played World and should do it more.
Good honest article. I like the game of Scrabble, but the original game one plays at home at a table.
I also liked scrabble but I haven't played it in a while. By the way quietjin sounds as a nice word, it would be nice to play scrabble with only invented words, as long as you can give an instant and convincing explanation of their meaning
I love the music sat here swaying away. I was a scrabble fanatic but for twenty odd years it’s been word on for me I play every day and word jong and chum bots you should try them