A Poem

"Where I'm From"

by my daughter

for a 5th grade assignment

I'm from the soccer field

where I kick butt!

with my mom on the sidelines

knitting and yelling "GO STEPH!"

I'm from the beach

with the wonderful salt water smell.

I'm from school

which, for me, is not such a bore.

with notebooks and grades,

good or bad,

and annoying brothers who I still adore.

I'm from the dinner table

covered with good food and good times.

I'm from sports with my dad

to sewing with my mom.

I'm from eating chocolate

with my dad

who, to him, I'm "Little Doo."

All in all, I'm from a great loving family

who at dinner yell

"DINNER, get your butts over here!"