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1.
Hear the Voice of the Poet
Hear the voice of the poet!
I see the past, future, and present.
I am Deaf, but I have heard
The beauty of song
And I wish to share it with
Young readers.
A poem can be simple,
About a cat or a red
Wheelbarrow.
Or it can illuminate the lives
Of people who lived, loved,
And died. You can make
People think or feel
For other people, if you
Write poetry. In T4, the facts
About history are true, and
My characters tell the story.
2.
I was born
In a little house
On a street
With tall poplar trees.
I could see
Bluish hills
In the distance.
That was my home.
But my country,
Germany,
Was not my home.
Our leader,
Adolf Hitler,
And the Nazi Party
Hated
People like me.