POET OF THE WEEK
Obsa Seid
Week of July 20
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RECOMMENDED READING Stories of Arrival: Youth Voices, designed by Merna Ann Hecht.
HOME LOOKS LIKE Injera.
HOME SOUNDS LIKE The sound of a clear nice wind.
My Life in My Country
I remember my life in Oromiya,
the days I sat with my grandpa
telling me stories
about the history of my ancestors,
I wish I could see Oromiya and my grandpa,
with his white blanket
the color of silvery snow,
and his long walking stick
that stretched to the sky.
My Life in My Country
I remember my life in Oromiya,
the days I sat with my grandpa
telling me stories
about the history of my ancestors,
I wish I could see Oromiya and my grandpa,
with his white blanket
the color of silvery snow,
and his long walking stick
that stretched to the sky.
Obsa Seid, 16
Tukwila
