Liberty has the eyes, mouth and chin of a gypsy

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she's standing on ellis

while a jersey part

of upper new york bay laps

somewhere near her reconstructed feet

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grandpa phil the wop saw her in the early 1900's

and soon thereafter chopped his name short

before he made his way down to the city of steel

where he met anna near the three rivers

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she wears a bit of the bay on her cheek

while pursing her lips to the thought

of another island where the one that moved the brush

and wore a chin like that was born

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liberty is where you find her

with arm held up and gaze far focused

raising a torch to the sky

like a toast to peace and love and hope