Young poet makes her grandmother proud
What do you do when your oldest daughter and her two children live thousands of miles away in another country? For Melanie Ferguson, you communicate on Facebook and text as often as possible.
Rachel wrote “Hidden in These Lies.”
And you beam with pride when you hear that your 13-year-old granddaughter, Rachel, is a published author.
An eighth-grader at International School of Hamburg in Germany, Rachel has written a book of poetry, “Hidden In These Lies.” She says it’s a place where her experiences and dreams reside in the form of verse.
“At first, my poems were dark and weird. But they got better as I wrote more and more. Writing makes me feel relieved because it takes on a new shape in poetry. And it’s something that can be inspiring to others for years to come.”
Rachel is the daughter of Sarah and Tiran Lopez. Sarah taught art and music in elementary schools in Baytown. She now is a substitute teacher at Rachel’s school.
Rachel also has an artistic side. She created illustrations to accompany the poems in her book.
Melanie continues “to be amazed at the quality of Rachel’s writing and artwork. It swells my heart to see her excel.”
For the record, Melanie and Ira Ferguson have six children and 12 grandchildren. In June, they will celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary.
