Erica: My name is Erica Alfaro
Sammy: My name is Sammy Camarena
Cole: My name is Cole Chait
Russell: And my name is Russell Medina
Erica: The poem we were assigned was Incident in a Rose Garden and now Sammy will start to read or poem.
Sammy: Sir, I encountered Death Just among our roses. Thin as a scythe he stood there. I knew him by his pictures. He had his black coat on, Black gloves, a broad black hat.
Cole: I think he would have spoken. Seeing his mouth stood open. Big it was, with white teeth. As soon as he beckoned, I ran. I ran until I found you. Sir, I am quitting my job. I want to see my sons Once more before I die. I want to see California.
Russell: Sir you must be that stranger Who threatened my Gardener. This is my property, sir I welcome only friends.
Erica: Sir, I knew your father And we were friends at the end. As for your Gardener I did not mean to threaten him Old men mistake my gestures. I only meant to ask him To show me to his master. I take it you are he? Now I will turn it over to Sammy and he will talk about the theme.
Sammy: The theme of our poem was that the