Hope might be the thing with feathers* <br />But of virtue it's not the only thing- <br />Strength would have eagle's claws, <br />Love would possess angle's wings- <br /> <br />Respect, a humble and bowed head <br />Courage, a heart made of steel <br />Truth, a clear and golden eye <br />Sympathy, hands to heal <br /> <br />Beauty, a sea-green peakcock's tail <br />Liberation with her torch held high** <br />Joy always has the fairest face <br />Faith with Constance rule the sky... <br /> <br />*Read Emily Dickinson's 'Hope is the Thing With Feathers' <br />**Based on the Statue of Liberty in New York, U.S.A.<br /><br />Leslie Ching<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/feathers-7/
