“I Am From…” Poem

I am from ____________________________________________________,
(a specific ordinary item common in your life, house, community, culture, etc)

from ___________________________ and ________________________.

(favorite or common product name) (favorite or common product name)

I am from ___________________________________________________ ,
(geographical, historical or cultural feature or significance of your home for which it may be
known)

from the __________________________________________________ --

(description of something unique, special, noticeable or memorable about your home)

___________________ , __________________ , ____________________.

(adjective) (adjective) (sensory detail)

I am from ___________________________________________________ ,
(plant, flower, tree, animal or other natural geographic or environmental feature of your home)

____________________________________________________________,
(vivid description of the item identified in previous line, above)

I'm from ________________________ and _________________________,

(family tradition) (family trait)

from ___________________________ and ________________________.

(name of family member) (another name of family member)

I'm from ____________________________ and _____________________,

(description of family trait, habit, reputation or tendency) (another one)

from ___________________________ and _________________________.

(something you were told often or repeatedly as a child) (another)

I'm from ______________________ , _______________________________

 (cultural background or religion) (description or example of that culture or religion)

I'm from _______________________________________________

(place of birth or country of family ancestry)

________________________________ , _____________________________,
(a food item that represents your family) (another one)

from _________________________, who __________________________

_____________________________________________________________
(fact or story about a specific family member)

and ______________________________, who_______________________

____________________________________________________________.
(another fact or story about another family member)

____________________________________________________________
(location of family pictures, mementos, archives)

is/are _______________________________________________________,
(description of the family items from above)

symbols of ___________________________________________________.
(explanation of the importance of the family item(s) described above)

I am ______________________ from _______________________________.

(name) (the name of the place you consider home)

Sample poem: I Am From

I am from books,
from Vicks Vaporub and Pac-Man.
I am from the land of sunshine, eared hats, Gators and Seminoles,
from rotting oranges on the ground -
soft and fuzzy, they explode when they hit the enemy in after-school wars.
I am from the pink crepe myrtle tree, meticulously trimmed by my father,
that bloomed outside my bedroom window all summer all childhood long.
I'm from Santa surprises and sun freckles,
from Chris and Bobbie.
I'm from pizza Fridays and chore Saturdays,
from “You can do anything!” and “We are so proud of you.”
I'm from grace before dinner at Grammy and Pop’s house, a prayer I
heard countless times and never memorized.
I'm from the chain lakes, fish cooked a hundred ways and oranges picked
right from the tree for dessert, sticky juice dripping off our chins,
from my mother, who nurtured her own love of travel and adventure so
she could pass it to me,
and my father, who showed me that it is okay to stumble and fall so long
as you get back up and keep going.
On the hallway wall behind the dining room were framed photographs of
smiling faces from many years,
symbols of youth and dreams and those I love the most.
I am Ms. Bumgarner from Winter Park, Florida.