This famous sonnet is engraved on a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty, and I thought it would make a good title post for this thread, which documents my trip to New York City for New Year's Eve 2011.
Happy New Year to all my friends. I hope 2012 brings you health, prosperity and happiness.
The New Colossus
"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
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; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "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-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-101 by vcheng552000, on Flickr
(All the shots in this thread were taken using a D7000 with the 18-105 kit lens; all handheld.)
