Poem Blog

- My Father and the Fig Tree
   Theme: A lesson from father
   This poem shows father's passion to the fig trees. The author first did not understand, and then she finally knew the meaning of father's passion.
   Quotation: There, in the middle of Dallas, Texas, 
                      a tree with the largest, fattest, 
                      sweetest fig in the world. 
- Arabic Coffee
   Theme: faith and hope to family
   In this poem, the coffee was actually a symbol of family for the author.
   Quotation: And none was
                      more important than the others,
                      and all were guests. 

- My Grandmother in the Stars
   Theme: love to grandmother
   She moved to US, but her grandmother was still at home. This poem describes the love to her grandmother, and the author missed her grandmother.
    Quotation: Take this home with you,
                        never again,
                        and only memory making us rich.