Poetry in Motion
New York
Lady Liberty
Nathalie Handal
Lady Liberty
All stars lead to this city,
she’s an angel unfolding midnight
a river of invisible trumpets
and sidewalks of moons,
she’s the blues
drunk on the light
commuting with love
on a sailboat
that’s found
the perfect island.
"Lady Liberty" by Nathalie Handal. Reprinted with permission of the author.
New York View (2014) © Olimpia Zagnoli.
Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design.