A Poem I Have Written #2

I Am From

I am from tall evergreen trees

Reaching for the sky

Littering their branches on the cement

I am from the “normal houses”

That border the elaborate hedges

And sculpted birdbaths

Of Inverness

I am from winding roads

Hidden bike trails

A forest inside North Seattle

I am from the gentle waves

Of Lake Washington

Lapping at shell-stained shores

I am from the great outdoors

I am from crystals

Snowflakes covering a hillside

I’d rather be skiing

I am from water

Sprays of bubbles

And laughter

Jewels of color

Moments caught in time

Flattened into photographs

Memories of me

I am from eyes the color of the ocean

Blond hair waving in the wind

Waves crashing on rocks

Dancing

Image credits:  http://myretirementchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/11/big-splashes.html