Nestled ‘neath the Vermont trees,
Middlebury, a place that frees.
Its ivy-covered halls tell tales,
Of languages diverse, where wisdom prevails.
Beyond the Green Mountains’ embrace,
In Middlebury’s heart, a vibrant space.
Language schools, a kaleidoscope,
Echoing with words, a boundless scope.
French lingers like a gentle breeze,
Whispering secrets among the trees.
Spanish guitars strum in rhythmic delight,
Underneath the starry Vermont night.
German precision, Russian grace,
A multicultural tapestry takes its place.
Chinese characters, strokes refined,
Tell tales of culture, deeply entwined.
Arabic melodies, a desert’s song,
In Middlebury, languages belong.
Italian passion, Japanese grace,
Every word a step in a linguistic chase.
Through corridors where cultures meet,
A symphony of tongues, a rhythm sweet.
Middlebury, a global embrace,
Where every language finds its space.
In the château’s basement, secrets untold,
The Language dining hall, where stories unfold.
A culinary journey, a feast in the core,
Where linguistic bonds grow even more.
Classrooms alive with vibrant sounds,
Echoing the world in linguistic rounds.
Immersion, the key, unlocks the door,
To understanding, forevermore.
In Middlebury’s language dance,
Connections forged, a global trance.
A mosaic of voices, a vibrant blend,
In the language schools, hearts mend.
So, let Middlebury’s story unfold,
Of languages spoken, stories told.
In the embrace of Green Mountain’s glee,
A linguistic haven, forever free.
It turned out much better than I expected. I am not sure I could do as well – it certainly would have taken much longer.
Hi Karen, I love that you focused your poem on the Language Schools. I especially like how the poem walked through most of the languages taught in our summer programs–did you feed the tool that information or did it already contain that data? Fascinating!
The first version was very short and had no detail. I told it to make the poem longer, but not specifying how – so the second version added in the various languages. Finally I told it to include the chateau dining room – the third version added an extra verse on that.
Enjoyed this, Karen. I did Midd languages undergrad (French, Spanish, German and Chinese…as well as extensive lingusitics (as independent study). So I resonated with a lot of what was here!
Read my haiku – it’s kind of a short version of some of the more emotional or evocative words your version chose…embracing, etc.
As I commented above, mine was very short in the beginning and I told the AI to make it longer…