Lady Liberty Still Stands Proud In New York Harbor

When did the arms of Lady Liberty turn inwards Her torch extinguished; her poem long forgotten? You have heard me say it often since begotten That which makes America greatest is her diversity. As a child, I learned some basics, some fundamentals— Like from shore to shore, America is a vast melting pot, A dynamic, living breathing linguistic polyglot English, our native tongue, was not the first one here When the founders set foot upon the Eastern shore Cherokee, Shawnee, Iroquois tongues to them were new Even today strange languages are spoken among a few Mandarin, German, French and Spanish were planted here Chinese and African labor, I know, were sadly exploited German scientific knowledge was much appropriated While French, Spanish, and Russian plots were integrated Now, the contributions of all are gleefully rewarded. The truth is that we all came from "foreign" countries We diligently search for our long-hidden genealogy, We must continue to welcome and help the refugee Who want so much to call America their home.