I have read many poems in my lifetime but it wasn't until I started my undergraduate degree that I found poems that were the most beautifully written poems I have ever read. I came across this poem while researching for a project that I had to do for one of my undergraduate classes. The poem uses color to represent different races and colors around the world and that all of these colors make up a beautiful "arco iris", which means rainbow. I think that this poem is extremely helpful in guiding students to become more accepting of not only other people but of themselves. I love the imagery that is used in this poem to represent the different races in a lighthearted and tasteful way. The rosas, roses, represent people as well. When you think of a rose, you automatically think of beauty and love and that's how all people should be viewed. This poem forces the reader to see that without all of the different colors of the rainbow, or different types of people in the world, the world would be a boring and bland place to live in. The message behind this poem is so powerful, but was made in such a simple and beautiful way.
Un mundo de arco iris
por Florencio Santos Arranz
Si ves una rosa azul
dice una mariposa.
Si ves una rosa
roja
dice un arroyo.
Si ves una rosa
amarilla
dice una nube.
Si ves estas rosas
verás
todos los niños de este mundo.
Pero me faltan los niños
me faltan las rosas
negras.
¿Es que no son hermosas?
¿Es que no son hermosos?
¡Claro!
Combina los colores
y tendrás
rosas
todas las rosas.
Rosas azules rojas amarillas
y negrasy niños negros amarillos rojos
y azules,
con todos los colores del arco iris
que yo para vosotros, queridos
niños,
yo quiero.
-Dicen la mariposa el arroyo y la nube
Vocabulary:
lifetime: the term of a life
represent: express
races: group of related people
guiding: force to move in certain path
imagery: use mental pictures to convey meaning
lighthearted: cheery; joyful
tasteful: good taste
Vocabulary Activity: Unscramble the words using your definitions as clues.
1.the term of a life
temiefil ________________
2. express
tnreperse ________________
3. group of related people
sarec ________________
4. force to move in certain path
gugdini ________________
5. use mental pictures to convey meaning
ygemair ________________
6. cheery; joyful
reathilhtgde ________________
7. good taste
luastetf ________________
Grammar point: In english, we add "s" to show plurality of a noun. ex: one bike; two bikes.
Grammar Activity: Circle all of the singular nouns and underline all of the plural nouns written above.
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