And this most encouraging News Bulletin just in from The Daily Triumph:
The Genie, free at last from his imprisoning lamp, has fallen in love with Pandora, who, you may recall, has managed to retain hope—hope itself! With their union, the human race is now blessed with hope-filled magic.
And the Statue of Liberty cries out:
“America! America! It’s time to prove your worth!
Can you conquer with the only power that will endure on Earth?
Can you capture with the force of love what fear has failed to do?
Save the world from brimstone now? Accept it’s up to you?
“How many tried just yesterday and died for freedom’s shore?
But do you even offer refuge to your own embattled poor?
Can you pledge as much for peace as you can burn on war?
Oh, let me lift my lamp again beside a golden door!”