2024/Carsynn -

I am from the Land of the Rising Sun,

from red and white.

I am from the vast ocean under the shining stars.

The night, the day, it tasted like harmony.

I am from the crashing waves

The shimmer of the sea

Whose voice I remember as if it were my own

I am from The Last Frontier and the fluffy white snow,

from the dog sleds and Northern Lights.

I’m from the Sooner State and the BBQ,

from the loud cows and whirling tornadoes!

I’m from screaming as the thunder boomed

With a loving family

And ten hours of drawing I could do myself.

I’m from purple and dandelions,

ruby and denim sapphire.

From the friends lost

to the memories,

Used to keep me tearful.

Under my bed was a box spilling pictures,

a sign of hope

To drift beneath my dreams.

I am from those moments-

in life before I grow-

I’ve fallen from heights.

But nothing drags me down.