Time to Write

Gajendra Kumar Patel (A first generation immigrant!)

Awoke one day to realize a need to contribute

So he chose to present his thought to a mentor

And joined a senior writing group in a small town

He expressed his thoughts in broken English phrases

They sounded like preaching but he wasn't a preacher

He asked why his writing sounded like a sermon

But his mentor said to write what your observations

added not to worry about comments just write

It was encouraging so he kept on writing

Gajendra moved away but kept going to the writing group

Then in summer he found another senior group

That met every week two miles from his new home

He walked there to read his writing but confused them

With his English and they asked him to take an ESL class

He went to the community education program

And the supervisor tested his knowledge of English

Then quickly placed him in the advanced class

The teacher said his skill of writing was good

And volunteered to help him in spelling and grammar

Gajendra took a chance to relearn English

And took the time to write this piece as a challenge