I lift my lamp

Posted by Christine (Houston, United States) on 4 July 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

"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"

(excerpt of poem by Emma Lazarus engraved into the Statue of Liberty's pedestal)

Happy 4th of July!