Where I Am From

'Where I am From' 

I am from the wintery mountains of Alaska

the fields of fireweed spread beneath the midnight sun

I am from the excited howl of huskies on New Years Day
and rainy days spent picking blueberries in the misty hills of Hatcher's Pass

I am from long family road trips with my nose dipped inside books

the soothing sound of Harry Potter being read out loud

I am from Trixie Belden and Animorphs and the Babysitters Club

and nights dreaming up stories beneath the stars

I am from hot coffee, smoky campfires, a cat's graceful purr

the quivering anticipation of thunder's boom

I am from the bottomless black of the owl's eyes

and the mystery of whale flukes disappearing beneath the waves

I am from waterfall visions and early dawn thoughts
the faery magic that hides just beyond the trees
I am from the tornadoed doom of impossible wishes
and the quiet dragon fire biding it's time inside my heart

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Where are you from?