Where I Am From Poem by George Ella Lyon

April is National Poetry Month!

Here is a fun template provided by poet George Ella Lyon that is useful in examining your own roots.

I included this poem in the Spring Issue of Woolgathering, but I wanted to share it with everyone. 

Enjoy:

I am from _______________________(specific ordinary item that is important to you), from ________________________(product (brand) name), and ____________________________ (specific ordinary item or product (brand) name).

I am from the _________________________________________________________________  (home description with an adjective, adjective;sensory detail).

I am from the ________________________________________________________________   (plant, flower, natural item from your home), 

And the ___________________________________ (plant, flower, natural item from your home) ________________________________ (description of this natural item).

I’m from __________________ (family tradition) and _____________________ (family trait), from ____________________ (name family member) and _____________________ (another name of family member).

I’m from the _______________________________________(description of family tendency) and ________________________________________________________________(another), 

From ________________________________________________(something you were told as a child or a song you were sung) and ________________________________________ (another).

I’m from ____________________________________ (representation of religion – or lack of it) and _________________________________________ (further description of a belief you hold).

I’m from ___________________________________________________________________ (place of birth and family ancestry 9youmaylistmore than one),

From _________________________________ and _________________________________ (two food items representing your family).

From the ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (specific family story about a specific person and a detail) and the _____________________________________________________________________________ (another detail for another family member) 

 I am from  ______________________________________________________________ (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more lines indicating their worth to you and / or your family members).