I am from. . .

at 01/18/12 12:48PM
Sandlyn was given an assignment in English class to write a short descriptive narrative about herself using the prompt "I am from. . ." This is what she wrote.

I AM FROM. . .

I am from hairbrushes, from eyeliner and mascara.
I am from the fourth brown house on the right, the dog barking when she looks out the window.
I am from gardenia bushes in the backyard, the tall bushes growing up to the window whose long limbs are still there.

I am from Christmas morning and Dad cooking breakfast on Saturday mornings,
From Barry and Sarah

I am from "would you get out of the bathroom" and "I love you more"
And "I don't want to watch TLC!!!"

I am from "You have cancer" and "you look like a cue ball cause you have no hair"
And Ring around the Rosy.

I am from going to grandparents
I am from Nashville, Tennessee and Athens, Alabama

Dad's gravy and Momma's poppy seed chicken

From my granddad throwing a cherry bomb in someone's car.
Oh, my six foot granddad, my grandmother's earrings and charm bracelets
That each one has a story, they are in my heart and at my grandmother's house.

Just thought I'd share!

  • snickers63
    LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing. (This needs to be copied and pasted on the back of each print of the painting she made earlier!!)
    by snickers63 at 01/18/12 3:18PM
  • nthnswmn
    I love it!
    by nthnswmn at 01/20/12 10:55AM
  • lori_in_pa
    That is so well done. Give Sandlyn my hearty congratulations on her fine work.
    by lori_in_pa at 01/21/12 7:38AM
  • derbydi
    Love that!!!
    Our youngest, Gavin, had that assignment too. His is framed in his bedroom and I treasure it. :-)
    by derbydi at 01/21/12 6:41PM
  • harbermama
    She's good. I still can't write like that!
    by harbermama at 01/23/12 9:56PM
  • meg
    that's a neat insight into her heart!
    by meg at 03/05/12 1:10PM