i am from...

I'm not sure if I've ever blogged this before or not. The poem pre-dates my blogging, so I suppose I haven't put it up here. There is a writing prompt that you fill in the blanks, you can find it here, just scroll down a little bit and you'll see it. Anyway, I am cleaning out my computer and I found my poem, thought I'd share it...

I am from laundry baskets

From diet coke and garden vegetables.

I am from the white house with the stone porch.

From old plaster walls, dirty siding and too much history.

I am from the lilac tree and the struggling sapling

From summer thunderstorms watched through my screen window.

I am from derby day and headaches

From Anderson and Paige and Clarke.

I am from the protagonist and the peacemaker.

From “why isn’t this right?” and “this isn’t good enough”

To “I’m so proud of you.”

I am from “Jesus loves me this I know” to Sunday school in the tower room.

From dialogue, disagreement, respect, faith and love.

I am from Russell County and Rutland County

From pecan pie to bourbon balls.

From the ag lab at ohio state to the furniture store in Tennessee

The mistaken identity of an older sister

And the 3^rd grade lesson I will never forget.

I am from albums #3,4,5 and 6, but not 1 or 2.

From baby tap shoes to used walking shoes, with many pairs of sandals in between.

I am from these memories and so much more.

From place and time and feeling and thought

To prayer and celebration and peace and love.