Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

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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Richard Lamoureux November 17, 2014 at 4:49 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".

Andrea Dietrich November 17, 2014 at 3:36 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.

Debbie Guzzi November 16, 2014 at 7:21 PM Thoughtful content Matthew, black verse has a definite meter. Light & Love

Andrea Dietrich November 13, 2014 at 9:12 PM I love that song and I love teaching immigrants. That is another thing we both share, matt. Love of ESL and poetry!!

Ken Carroll November 13, 2014 at 12:18 PM Good reflective write Matt! Ken