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My sister keeps a poem in the pocket of her coat.我妹妹把一首「诗」放在大衣「口袋」里。 She wrote it at fifteen and never changed a word.那是她十五岁写的，之后再没改过一个字。 Her love of poetry came from our grandmother.她对「诗歌」的喜爱来自我们的祖母。 Grandmother was a poet in a quiet northern town.祖母是北方一个小镇上的「诗人」。

That town had one policeman and one small school.那个镇只有一名「警察」和一所小学校。 People there were polite and knew each other well.那里的人很「有礼貌」，彼此都认识。 The policeman knew every dog by name.那名警察能叫出每只狗的名字。 Every spring a politician came to ask for votes.每年春天都有「政客」来拉票。 He stood in the square and talked about politics.他站在广场上讲「政治」。

The plot of his talk was always the same.他讲话的「情节」每次都一样。 A poll showed that few people trusted him.一项「民意调查」显示，很少有人信任他。 Still, he shook every hand with a warm smile.他还是带着热情的微笑跟每个人握手。 The crowd listened, then went home for dinner.人们听完，就回家吃晚饭了。

My sister read her poem at the meeting that night.那天晚上我妹妹在会上念了她的诗。 The policeman clapped first, and the room followed.警察第一个鼓掌，全场跟着鼓掌。 She says poetry is a quiet kind of power.她说诗歌是一种安静的力量。 Now she writes a poem every week and keeps them all.现在她每周写一首诗，全都留着。