I'm from birdseed
from millet and sunflower seeds
I am from the yellow walls
that look like banana cream
I am from the hibiscus flower
The rose bush whose long gone
limbs I remember as if they were my own
I'm from Halloween and blue eyes
from Quinn and Daphne and Stacy
I'm from freckles and height
and from leanness
I'm from do your work and go play
and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
I'm from birthdays
I'm from Utah and Plymouth
Sushi and homemade cookies
From the brain tumor my sister had
that she died from
A memory of her is stored
in my heart
5 comments:
Very touching poem. I was teary-eyed at the end of it.
That is amazing. There just aren't enough superlatives to describe her.
I wonder if all those experiences have worked together to make the wonderful person that she is.
Tears sprung forth from my eyes, too!
Beautiful.
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