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Garden Balsam

 

Yanli Wei

 

It's summer again.
Girls' colorful nails remind me
Of my mom's garden.
Garden Balsam is blossoming now,
They are waiting for me to color my nails.

The natural watery red nails are so pretty, I used to hurry up to my
mom's house every summer.
She plants Garden Balsam year after year, She knows I will come soon
When Garden Balsam is blossoming.

The happy laughter still surrounds me,
I can see my mom picking petals up for me.
I know my mom is leaning against the door, And looking far away.
And from far away, I am looking for my mom's Garden Balsam.

 

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Yanli Wei is from China and a student at the Mount Wachusett Community College program in Devens.

“I have been here for more than six years. I studied physics at college in China. I used to a physics teacher in middle school in China. I have two boys. One is almost seventeen years old and the other is nine years old. My husband and I are so happy to enjoy raising our boys. I have taken English classes at Mount Wachusett for one year and a half. I want my English to be fluent, so I can work with kids again.”