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sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012
Poem shared by Mariel Dominguez
Hi everybody, here is a poem shared by Mariel... I'm very proud of you all for actually listen to me and use the blog. Please... make a comment, and let me know what do you think of the poem. Do you like it? yo don't... why? Do you think your classmate is right, and that the poem has something to do with the topics we were studying during the past weeks?
Thanks, for sharing the poem Mariel ;)
The British
Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.
Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.
Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
Vietnamese and Sudanese.
Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians
And Pakistanis,
Combine with some Guyanese
And turn up the heat.
Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,
Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.
Leave the ingredients to simmer.
As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish
Binding them together with English.
Allow time to be cool.
Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,
Serve with justice
And enjoy.
Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.
Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.
Benjamin Zephaniah
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Nice! I think Mariel is right! It does portray the melting pot theory. America has different cultures but it also shares common values. I liked the last phrase best, "Give justice and equality to all".
ResponderEliminarI like the poem! Specially where it says "All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste." It is important to treat everybody as equals, nobody likes being segregated.
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