A first generation immigrant in America
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 you observe
Added not to worry about comments just write
It was encouraging so he kept on writing
He 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
He took a chance to relearn English
And took the time to write this piece as a challenge