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The ESL Times / Summer, 2003
English After 30 Years: A Poem
By: Fr. Adérito Gomes Barbosa, SCJ
(Portugal)
I was 20 years old.
Then 30 years passed,
Since I had studied English.
A long, long time ago.
Last year,
I remembered some rules.
Now,
I need to study English to read,
to understand,
and to speak.
The English Language is a universal Language.
I arrived in Hales Corners.
I met Sandro.
He had a book in his hands
What?
“Can you read this book in English?”
Sandro, on July, 5th, said to me,
“Of course! It’s easy.”
Aderito, on July, 5th, thought:
“Will I read a book each week?
It is impossible!”
Aderito, on August, 18th has found that:
After one month, I can read one book each week in English!
Is it impossible?
No, it IS possible.
I have read four books so far in my time here.
Thank you, Brooke!
Priests of the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart School of Theology
P.O. Box 429
Hales Corners, WI 53130-0429
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