Friday, May 11, 2012

I Am From

Another poem from Golda's Blog that I loved so much  I had to share it.  I always thought my children would be children for much longer.  Golda is not even fifteen and she is so capable and driven, she almost doesn't need me the same way.  It's not so bad, though.  Now I have a friend for life, one I dearly love.


I am from pointe shoes, Windex, and crayons.
I am from music-filled bedrooms and busy kitchen.
I am from the tulips, the windmills.
I am from Imperial Beach and freckles, from King and Dopp.
I am from 6 siblings, and lots of laughter.

I am from "It's just growing pains," and "Practice makes permanence!"


I am from where love is spoken, where scriptures are read.

I'm from Europe, chocolate cookies, and David's Pizza.
I am from the Paris trip and the audition days.
From the ten-year-old trip to San Fransisco,
the emerald pants and the dance costumes.
I am from the old frames, the pictures inside them, and the legacies they breathe.
From the 3 inch scrapbooks and the family blog.
I am from everything that makes
me, me.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is wonderful. I love it. Very inspiring! It makes me want to do a journal entry based on the same idea.
Julie C.

Anonymous said...

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing!...she is so talented in sooo many, many ways!...Please express to Golda how lovely she is and how lovely this poem is..keep up the great work Golda!...Good job Circe and Scott in raising such a talented family. XOGreat Aunt Tricia

Jennifer said...

Whether this was intended as a Mother's Day tribute or not, this is a great one! Exquisite poem, Golda. You and your mother are fantastic people.

The homestead said...

She is becoming such an incredible woman.

Michelle said...

Beautiful! Jennifer is right, perfect Mother's Day poem. Golda is as talented as her mom, that is one of my better compliments!

love.boxes said...

Wow Golda! Just beautiful!

laurel said...

Wow. Golda is seriously Talented! With a capital T!