National Adult Literacy Database

December 24, 2012

This week, we have a story written by Nick, from Duncan, BC. Nick is enrolled in literacy classes at the Reading and Writing Centre, an upgrading program offered by Vancouver Island University, Cowichan Campus, for adults wanting to improve their reading, writing, and math skills.

Poem

by Nick

Mountains path so green and dark.
Dark is getting close
close my eyes and wish I was home
home is far far away
away along time I was
was I here before
before it gets dark I’ll keep walking
walking in mountains is hard on the legs
legs are sore legs are lost
lost I am. Will I ever get out
out of the mountains
mountains, trees and trails all look the same.

[This story was taken with permission from The Voices of the Reading & Writing Center, p. 38 - a collection of stories and poems written by students at the Reading and Writing Centre – among their best work.]