by Juan C., age 11
Yo amo el chocolate
Negro y blanco
Tomo cocoa de chocolate
Y me enamoro
Ojala y tenga mucho
Chocolate como negro
Que es tan puro
TRANSLATION
I love the chocolate
Black and white
I drink chocolate cocoa
And be in love
I hope it has a lot
Of chocolate very black
That is so pure
by Juan C., age 11
I’m from Chicago
Reminds me of
Jalisco from
The rain and
Dirt combined
From tacos
That smell
Like tripitas
And feeling
Safe around
My family
And friends
From every
Day bedding,
From under
A roof
by Juan C., age 11
I am a boy who is very honest
I don’t say any lies or do bad stuff
I love my family and friends
I wouldn’t want anything to happen to them
If something happened to them I would be sad
I wish something hadn’t happened to my cousin
He almost died because a car hit him
We went to his house he was ok we took him a stuffed animal. He was so happy he could barely move we had a great time. We actually had a good time together. My friend also got hurt. She broke her hand when she was playing soccer with her little brother. My cousin broke his hand with his bicycle he fell with the bicycle on top of him
Showed me the broken hand the next day I went to see him. I said, what happened to you? I wish this never happened.
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Inspired after reading Versos Sencillos by Jose Martí.
