Where+I'm+From

__Where I’m From__

I am from mountains, from hogbacks and suburbs I am from the house on top of the hill (red doors, circle drive are hard to miss) I am from pine trees, And aspens The leaves tint my memory golden and warm

I’m from motor oil and paint cans, From deer hide and fire-trucks I’m from the camping ‘club’ And the card sharks From Bill and Eileen, and Bill and Jean

I’m from Steve and Shelly Journey to Coal Miner’s Daughter I’m from the muddy Mississippi, From the plains and the wind

On my shelves are these The books and trinkets, Antiques and oddities Memories in their cracks and dust I am from these moments- Collected from far and wide- Here purposefully, bridge between past and future