Mi Casa Mi Casa
BY LUIS DANIEL SALGADO When I was a boy I was either a child eating bugs or a child being eaten by bugs, but now that I am older am I a man who devours the world or am I a man being devoured by the world? Someone once told me that mothers come from a different planet. And if she was correct then my mother was a warrior from that planet. And now that my mother is older the history that is her face is starting to look like a worn map. The hills that once were her cheeks now have roads carved into them that tell her secrets. The roots of her hair are starting to shimmer with silver that she colors once she sees ten or more. She no longer cares for long hair. She says pelo largo is a young woman’s game. In a few years she will be older than my grandmother ever was. Mi Casa by Luis Daniel Salgado is an excellent poem to read with middle schoolers since it conveys so much meaning in such a concise way. Dig deep with your student with some of these probing questions. 1. What does the poet tell us about himself in the following line: She says pelo largo is a young woman’s game. 2. Is the author telling us about his mother from a child' point of view or an adult's? How did he reveal that fact? 3. What do you think is the poet's opinion of his mother? 4. Do you sometimes think your mother is from another planet? 5. Did you like the poem? What was your favorite line? 6. Does the poem inspire you to write about your own mother? -For more poetry lessons and homeschooling ideas, go to Blossom Learning.
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