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Tale of the Immigrants

I am sitting here in the ESL lab where the great mass of immigrants need help because they are new to our shores Immigrants work hard And when I see them I am reminded of the Led Zeppelin song "The Immigrants Song" which helped develop my consciousness Lo, these many years ago

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Date: 11/17/2014 4:49:00 PM
My wife's family moved here from Hong Kong in 1967 and with humble jobs put their kids through University and paid for their home. They worked long hours and did whatever needed to be done to help the family prosper. In Asia Canada means "mountain of Gold".
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Date: 11/17/2014 3:36:00 PM
Matt, I was rereading this and thought i should let you know: you made some typos in line four! It's a great poem.
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Date: 11/16/2014 7:21:00 PM
Thoughtful content Matthew, black verse has a definite meter. Light & Love
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Date: 11/13/2014 9:12:00 PM
I love that song and I love teaching immigrants. That is another thing we both share, matt. Love of ESL and poetry!!
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Date: 11/13/2014 12:18:00 PM
Good reflective write Matt! Ken
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