"I Am From" Poem

"I Am From" Poem 

I am from hockey sticks

from antibacterial soap and disinfectant wipes

I am from the brick rambler

with a warm vanilla scent

I am from the apple trees

The river birch

whose long gone limbs I remember

as if they were my own.

I am from Christmas gatherings and a large family

from my Dad and little Larky

I’m from hand-me-downs and organic food

and from the nightly news.

I’m from “Santa Claus is coming” and “nice jobs”

and Bob Marley music

I’m from weekends in a hockey arena

I’m from Minnesota and Germany

Pineapple water and tacos

From our trip to Hawaii

with the clear and wavy ocean water

whose pictures are kept close

In my heart forever.