Hope Immigration Poems
These Hope Immigration poems are examples of Immigration poems about Hope. These are the best examples of Immigration Hope poems written by international poets.
across the streetthe man across the street
walks tenderly
on hallowed soil
he can’t believe
has space
for him.
Every day
the...
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Categories:
fear, immigration,
Titanic - Fare Thee Well Poetry ContestI recall many brights stars
but no moon
for lack of guiding light
we will sink soon
I see ladies
with much fancier clothes
lowered with room to spare
in...
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Categories:
endurance, farewell, imagination, immigration,
Another DayI didn’t know if I was going to make it through the night, my feet were as cold as ice, my heart was where it...
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Categories:
immigration, blessing, business, change, courage,
Journey of a Contemporary Joseph
Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written...
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Categories:
christmas, family, immigration, jesus,
Beauty In the Eye of the BeholderBeauty in the eye of the beholder
Rare trees and abandoned homes
Where doors are full of bullet holes
And the wicked sun tries to dye the paint
On...
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Categories:
immigration, adventure, beauty, city, freedom,
Jose MendozaJose Mendoza, was a young migrant farmworker,
he was harvesting sweet potatoes on
Barnes Farming property in Spring Hope,
North Carolina on September 5, 2023.
The temperature was...
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Categories:
immigration, 7th grade, 8th grade,
A Child At TornilloA Child at Tornillo
Telling my story makes it real
Brings it into existence
What I thought I knew
What I know now
Wasn’t real
No matter how
Well intentioned
Well thought...
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Categories:
immigration, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Silent Shores: Echoes of the MediterraneanIn the depths of the Mediterranean's embrace,
Where waves and sorrow interlace,
A tragic tale unfolds each passing day,
Of lives lost, dreams shattered, swept...
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Categories:
death, immigration,
Dedicated To Barry and Peggy In Sos TitanicWhistle... and I'll come to you...
Through the sea, across the land
And with my mittens,
Warm your hand
[Inspired by reading "S.O.S. Titanic" by Eve Bunting. Read...
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Categories:
immigration, friendship love, history, hope,
There Are No HeroesThere are no heroes
……………only those who do what must be done.
They wait in pre-dawn darkness
………………for an always late bus
Find ways to make one more meal
………………….from...
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Categories:
family, immigration,
WaterWater
We all need "water" to live.
We need to drink it,
wash with it,
shower with it,
swim in it,
watch it,
play with it,...
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Categories:
america, angel, immigration, peace,
MigratingMIGRATING
Juana and I sit on the fence,
swing our legs,
throw seeds for birds,
check nests for eggs.
Juana,
like the migrating bird
that traveled mile upon mile,
is here now too,
but...
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Categories:
immigration, 8th grade, bird, feelings,
HierophantI grip the shifting sands, the drifting dirt.
I pull the earth and let fall through these rough fingers.
I pull the power of raw nature.
I...
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Categories:
immigration, allegory, allusion, analogy, angst,
On the AvenueFrom marble and granite to steel and glass,
we were discussing Rhina Espaillat’s On the Avenue in class,
was it 1950s or 1980s NYC and were the...
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Categories:
immigration, america, city, god, hope,
My Visit To the Big AppleLife is like the ocean,
Vulnerability is your sail,
Hope is the wind that propels you,
To the land that's known so well.
Trees are made of stone and...
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Categories:
america, city, imagery, immigration,