Liberty: A Poem

Today’s post is based on a writing prompt I shared in a previous Daily Drafts & Dialogues post. Keep reading to see what I wrote, and to access more writing prompts.

What I wrote below is based on the following writing prompt: Write a poem about liberty. And before you start writing, take a few moments to reflect on what liberty means to you. Close your eyes. What images, people, songs, art, books, events, situations, etc. come to mind? This writing prompt is intended to spur your creativity. You don’t need to be an expert poet in order to feel inclined to complete it. Just experiment with words a little bit and see what happens.

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Liberty

The green-copper flames of freedom
Beckoning all across the choppy seas
To triumph over waves of burden
To lay at her sandaled feet, to be

The torch of the tired, weary masses
Lit for all to read, to breathe
The declarations of life first, not classes
To bill the rights of all humanity 

The bold stance of honor, kindled grace
Poised for all to civilly emulate, to meet
The crown of connections to embrace
The brave new world of evolving equality

The engraved tablet of steel, chronically
Nestled in broad arms of justified iron
To remind us all of our living history 
The eternally ignited emancipating fire

For thee, I burn boldly in statuette
For thee, I live and roam freely 
For thee, I scale symbolic parapets
For thee, I sing, sweet Liberty 

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 I will likely add to this draft at some point, but for today, Election Day, this is what I wanted to share. 

What would a poem you write about liberty look like?

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