Rachel- Where I'm From

Our class has written poems based on the borrowed title and general formatting found in a poem originally written by George Ella Lyons.

Where I'm From
by Rachel

I am from the kitchen,
from the Whirlpool dishwasher and oven.
I am from the family room,
brown, orange.
It smelled like dinner floating in from the kitchen.
I am from the gardenias,
the rosemary bush--
they are the best smelling things ever.
I am from the home-cooked meals,
from my mom, my dad
and Sarah.
I am from running-into-things,
and Go brush your teeth!
and I-love-yous.
I am from Christmases and Thanksgivings.
I am from the South,
from hush puppies and country bar-b-que.
From falling off the jungle gyms
and breaking your arm,
from my uncle not waking up from his sleep.
I am from the pictures on my mom's computer,
from the Tar Heel State.