Where I'm from | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Where I'm from

Where I'm from

May 10, 2013
By Killian Markworth SILVER, Colgate, Wisconsin
More by this author
Killian Markworth SILVER, Colgate, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

I am from the land named Minikani
From the short land of two lakes
Lakes Amy Belle and Henueker
From the land with three forests, forests of pine,
Where horses roam
And kids run free

I learned from the land named Minikani
I learned from Mark how to snorkel
I learned from Andy how to make a fire
I learned from Amy how to canoe
I learned from Morgan how to trap and track
I learned from camp how to be

I am from the land of brothers and sisters
Where anytime together is time well spent
Where Joe and Elias are my brothers
And everyone else is my cousin
And everybody knows each other
Is where I’m from

© Elizabeth A., Milford, CT

The author's comments:
It describes a very special place. The summer camp where I grew up with my best friends and we now work there.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
La Push
By Renesmeem BRONZE
SeaTac, Washington
Renesmeem BRONZE, SeaTac, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Death After Life
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Alice
By Keasbey GOLD
La Habra Heights, California
Keasbey GOLD, La Habra Heights, California
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who&#039;s left me so many times. I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who won&#039;t answer my call.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
cry
By carreyelaine GOLD
Arlington, Tennessee
carreyelaine GOLD, Arlington, Tennessee
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
unnamed
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr.&quot;<br /> (Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.