PD2 Andy M. Found Poem

A Glimmer of Light

Couples twirling

under quiet skies

on a tropical island

wearing beautiful dresses.

But the dark Castro

has led a revolution

corrupting Cuba’s youth

and putting innocents in jail

shivers running down spines

the worst has become a reality.

With the revolution

there will be no celebration

but instead, mourning.

Yet there is still hope

inside intricate snowflakes

some people never even glimpsed

there may be pains

but in the end

everything will be alright.

Found poem inspired by Christina Gonzalez's The Red Umbrella

I chose this scene for my poem for many reasons. First, the scene has many emotions and detailed word describing those feelings. This helps to create a more vivid poem that affects your emotions. Next, it shows the dreams of Lucia, how they were destroyed, and then restored. Finally, this was an important scene from the book for its self to self conflict about the Baxters and Lucia’s own family.  This scene communicates an important lesson about tolerance. Although it was Lucia’s birthday and she couldn’t celebrate in Cuba, she moved on and had a happy day. She tolerated the thought of not celebrating her birthday with her parents and Ivette, and Castro corrupting Ivette. She does this clearly by playing in the snow with Frankie and admitting that it wasn’t a horrible day near the end of the paragraph. The segment also shows empathy. When Lucia plays in the snow, she remembers her parents and how they never seen snow before. She gets a “sharp pain” in her throat, which shows that she is empathizing with them by sharing the feelings. The text also states in the same paragraph ‘My chest tightened. I couldn’t breathe. Feelings of sadness and joy overwhelmed me. I missed Mamá and Papá so much, yet the Baxters were such kind people that I couldn’t be completely unhappy.’ . This is another good example that Lucia feels empathy for her parents. To sum up, my poem demonstrates tolerance and empathy.