Gabrielle Alwi

March 10,2014

English 1121- D428

Poem Summary

The poem I chose is “I Ask My Mother to Sing.” This poem is about a young girl who is with her mother and grandmother in a room. Her mother is singing along with her grandmother with the father there in spirit. Tears falling down from

eyes ,with a loving atmosphere all around the room.  Also, the flashbacks of moments with the father playing a long are also in mind.

Textbook:

Page 147 : I ask my mother to sing (1986)