Where I Am From
Nancy Langley
I am from dark and light
Dim and bright
From left and right
From blindness to sight.
I am from silence and noise
To echoes and poise
From my soul
I am from great joys
I am from below
In the darkness so
And up above
Where sprinkles glow
I’m from good and bad
happy and sad
From loving laughter
Too raging mad
I am from water and blood
From a great flood
To a spark
Ignited in the mud
I’m from spirit to flesh
Born in the countryside
Growing up running free
Eating chicken, fried
I am from tears of joy
Shared with family & friends
From my imagination
playing pretend
I am from my youth
Speaking truth
Through my experiences
A well known sleuth
I am from my sense
From great dense
On a conscious level
In my defense
I am from this host
A soul residing within
Waiting for the cycle
To repeat again
There is no end
I Am From
Lillian Greene
I am from Running shoes,
I am from Sunflowers in a vase on the table,
From the Carnations in the front yard.
I am from cooking together and brown hair,
From Crystal and Andrew and Grace
.I am from telling stories and being early
From always be yourself and You never have to be the best but you have to try your best.
I am from family get-togethers.
I am from Indiana, Pretzel, jello and fresh fruit.
From moms glistening hair to dads shining eyes
I am from picture albums stacked high in the closet.
I Am From
Adeline Noland
I’m from backyard grass,
From picture books and princess castles
I’m from daydreamers, mischief, and our cracked kitchen floor.
I’m from dandelion wishes and flower crowns
I’m from the house we moved away from
Mac and cheese and meatloaf
I’m from swimming in our backyard pool
From forgetfulness and head in clouds.
From “Remember to…” and “Don’t be rude”.
Even now
I’m from scrapped knees and forgotten daydreams
Learning how to ride a bike, imagining I could fly
From playing make-believe and sharing almost everything.
I’m from stick together
Most importantly
I’m from the tattered and taped memories of who I used to be
I Am From Project 