Write the Words

Write the words, write the words
Very very invincible words
Dinosaurs going to Mr. Language,
Who are you? I don’t know you.

Three pieces of crunchy walnuts
A retired oak-tree
Poisonous snake, bee-bite
Old leaves on the ground.

Abdul Tawil, age 12
San Francisco, California
Center for the Art of Translation / Poetry Inside Out
Teacher: John Oliver Simon

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