WHERE I’M FROM

I am from Sweet Tea, from Downy and Gain.
I am from the two story white house down the lane.
I am from pinetrees, the pine cone house.
I am from know it alls and tattle tails, from get up and sit down and be quiet.
I am from the Birthday parties and Halloween parties.
From hot summers and cold winters.
I am from getting up on S…Read More

I am from hot cocoa, from bath&body candles and bath bombs.

I am from the calm neighborhood of Nolansburg.

I am from the succulents, the roses, the chia seeds, the avacodo tree, the tomato as ripe as can be.

I am from Christmas mornings, and brown eyes/hair, from Shelia and Anthony and Floyd.

I am from the bickering and the easy going.

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WHERE I’M FROM POEM

I am from the get togethers at supper time
I am from the prayers at night before I go to sleep
I am from the fishing in the creek behind the house
I am from the christmas dinners and family gatherings
I am from the going to church every Wednesday and Sunday
From the soup beans and corn bread that my grandma makes
I am from…Read More

WHERE I’M FROM
I am from mamaws home cookin’, from John Deer and Honda
I am from the garden down the hill
I am from the apple tree in the front yard
I am from huntin’ and fishin’, from mom and dad and the nease’s
I am from the backwoods play ground that children now know better than I do, from a small quiet holler to the next one over
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where im from,

i am from harlan kentucky
from the mountains and the valleys
i am from coal
that used to put bread on my table
i am from the oak trees in my backyard
that will be there long after i am gone
i am from my grand parents
from breakfast on sundays
i am from rags to riches
from riches to rags
i am from harlan kentucky.