A Poem?
English is a fun language to speak, but it can sometimes be frustrating. Especially if it is not your native language. One thing I like about Spanish is how easy it is to know how to pronounce a word by just looking at it. In English, it seems to be more about making intelligent guesses and hoping you don't sound too much like a foreigner. Here is a little poem I wrote that illustrates one of my frustrations with English pronunciation:
One day on my computer
I started to read,
But something wasn’t right
With the words I read.
While searching the net
For a musical bass,
I came upon a fisherman
Who had caught a bass.
He offered the fish
To a hungry little dove
To eat its food
Into his hands it dove.
Then he started to babble
About his sinker made of lead
And I started to wonder
To where this would lead.
“Besides going fishing
I like arrow and bow�,
He said to the reporter
While on the ship’s bow.
By this time I was cranky
On my eye there was a tear,
I wished the web was paper
So these words I could tear.
Comments
I am amazed by your creativity! Keep posting :)
Posted by: Marian | September 28, 2007 11:45 AM