Write the Words
2012 National Finalist
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