Alx Brk Poet Free verse

Where I'M From

I am from bobby pins and countless bottles of Aqua Net hairspray.
From yellow blankets and pink satin, Russian Pointe shoes. 

I am from the yellow house with the brick red roof on the corner of the street.
I am from the sprawling orange tree and its sweet smelling blossoms and the mile-high Oleander bushes housing hundreds of pesky orange caterpillars. 

I am from annual Thanksgiving reunions and southern belles. From Gaetano LaMarca and Prince Pasta. 
I am from “When I was your age…” and the Thanksgiving talent shows that Aunt Laura always seemed to coax me into participating in. 

I am from “Tomorrow is another day” and “5…6…7…8!”
I am from the body and blood of Christ and the musty incense of Easter vigil mass. 

I am from sticky and sweet monkey bread and unbearable, soggy, and glutinous southern casseroles. 
I am from the WOP’s of New England and the Jet Ski that sent my grandmother tumbling into the ocean and the origin of Prince Pasta Wednesdays. 

I am from towers of elaborate handcrafted Clarice Cliff china and the antique armoires that hold a million memories of the past and a million more to come.

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Carol Eastman June 17, 2014 at 9:18 AM Thank you for entering my contest with this GREAT poem! I enjoyed reading it. I'll try to put up more contests where a wide variety of people can enter, and enjoy themselves, and get their work viewed. Congratulations on the win. It was wonderful.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma June 16, 2014 at 4:46 AM An amazing write Alexis ! congrats on ur first place win !

Joyce Johnson June 15, 2014 at 2:21 PM A unique topic, well done. congratulations on your no. 1. Love, Joyce

Michael Dorken June 15, 2014 at 10:54 AM Spectacular. I learned a lot just reading it!

Verlena S. Walker June 15, 2014 at 3:05 AM Beautiful poem and congratulations on your win in the contest.. Verlena

Dr.Ram Mehta June 15, 2014 at 1:42 AM Thanks for sharing your favorite poem, congrats on the well deserved win, Alexis

Skat A June 14, 2014 at 11:56 PM Nice win ALexis...... Love ~SKAT~

Poet Destroyer A June 14, 2014 at 10:30 PM Alexis, what I like about this poem is the small means of alliteration found in a few lines. Congratulations with your own "Favorite Poem, entered in Carol's XOOL contest... Yeah, we all Win... What a sweet Deal... XOX~ LINDA

Casarah Nance June 14, 2014 at 6:33 PM This is cool, you entered it in the favorite poem contest and got a shiny medal. You have a very interesting way of describing where you are from and it rocked. way to be good :) Alx Brk June 14, 2014 at 8:42 PM Wow! Thank you so much! :)

Barbara Gorelick April 20, 2014 at 6:26 PM Sorry, just wondering where you are actually from..what a great poem...BG

Barbara Gorelick April 20, 2014 at 5:45 PM "where" ..oops. Bg

Barbara Gorelick April 20, 2014 at 2:15 PM The most original poem Ive seen so far in the poems for this contest. I would place it WAY up there. Wish you had put in there somewhere just it actually was. BG Alx Brk April 20, 2014 at 6:21 PM Wow thank you so much! Also what did you wish i had done? I missed that part of the comment