I see turquoise waves Quiet, then the waves down I walk on shining sand I feel peaceful lots of movement green trees no clouds blue skies white water foam Quiet, then the waves go down Continue reading At The Beach

I am from a life of happiness that my brother stole from me. I am from my grandma. I am from the chilly places. I am from Peter, Leslie, Wyatt, Gabriel and grandparents. I am from a world of kindness. I am from “August go to bed”. I am from my ancestors blood. I am from a world of smiles. I am from playing, jumping and the laughter of children. I am from the blood flowing through me. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from a cozy house on 16th street and Prospect Park. I am from the roller skaters. I am from tennis. I am from recess outdoors playing. I am from the tomato soup my mother makes for me. I am from a bookstore. I am from the bike I got for a present. I am from school and my teacher Terry. I am from reading, writing, and math. I am from my mother’s brownies she makes. I am from self portraits. I am from extreme love. I am from my family. I am from rose buds. I am from … Continue reading Where I Am From

Boom, Boom, Boom. I flash into the roller coaster. I see tracks like arms reaching out. I see other roller coasters. Up and down. Up and down. I feel silly, sick and scared. Dizzy! Up and down. Up and down. Boom, boom, boom. So silly, sick and scared! Continue reading Zooming Roller Coaster

I am from all of the water I have inside. I am from my mom’s grandma which is how I got my name. I am from my Papa’s lung that he lost. I am from the people in my family. Continue reading Where I Am From

I see the glistening waves moving towards me. I see the waves jumping like a kangaroo. I hear crashing waves spinning around me. I hear the calm and peaceful water crashing towards me. It tickles and I giggle. It is fun. I am a dolphin. I can see the glistening waves moving towards me again. Continue reading The Waves

I am from tweeting birds. I am from sweet chocolate. I am from fresh raspberries. I am from love. I am from the sun lighting up. I am from the games we play in the winter. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from the blossoms that grow and grow. I am from playing with my brother. It makes me happier than ever. I am from the soup my grandma makes every day. I am from my dad saying “brush your hair”. I am from the flowers that blow everywhere. I am from the white house I live in with my mom and dad and Griffin. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from a warm cozy house on 1st street. I am from hot dogs in the summer. I am from the beach. I am from “go to bed”. I am from the nice stew my grandma makes. I am from my friends. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from sports and hoops. I am from my sister interrupting me all the time. I am from watching basketball games. I am from hot dogs and pizza. I am from grandma and grandpa. I am from Ryan my friend. Continue reading Where I Am From

I see birds flying all day and the grass calls me when I sit. Continue reading Spring

I am from eating chips. I am from strength that got tucked away from fear. I am from happy days. I am from happiness and joy. I am from the garden that has waterfall smells. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from flowers in the spring. I am from snowflakes in the winter. I am from the pond filled with ducks. I am from a patch filled with tulips. I am from playing Dominos. I am from “To be free”. Continue reading Where I Am From

I’m from the life my parents gave me. From meatball soup and seven layer cake. I am from my family. From mother’s lullabies and the song of “salute”. I am from the life my great grandmother lost to illness. I am from my garden. From making my room a mess. I’m from sneaking dessert with my cousins. I am from the sound of parrots. I’m from spending time with my family. I am from the smell of fresh corn. I’m from “Let’s make this right” and “It’s ok”. I’m from panko chicken and kahlua cake. But what I am really … Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from soccer and sports. I am from tag. I am from “G” door. I am from greatness. I am from dumplings. I am from “go to bed”. I am from reading books. I am from eating sushi. I am from pizza. I am from excitement. I am from joy. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from playing Rummikub with my dad. I am from a cherry tree, petals falling from the tree. I am from summers. I am from swinging in my aunt’s hammock. I am from splashing in the bath with my sister. I am from drawing and painting on the porch. I am from my mom’s trips walking on the shimmering sand. I am from filling up water balloons. I am from swimming in the lake in the summer. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from a stone house on 8th Avenue. I am from hamburgers in the summer. I am from sports and soccer. I am from pizza on Friday. I am from NYC. I am from picnics in Prospect Park. I am from “go to bed”. I am from a family. Continue reading Where I Am From

I’m from chess in my house. Swimming and chocolate mousse. I’m from skiing and apple crumble. I’m from Chris and Aidan and stinky feet. I’m from Uno and video games. I’m from “We will rock you” and “High hopes”. I’m from the what time is it and sweetpea. I’m from telling stories from when we went to Stockbridge. I’m from Finley and Katherine. I’m from Chess and John. I’m from Thomas and Carol. I’m from everything. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from the weekend smells of pancakes. I am from my brother who got a concussion on his head and left for a month. I am from the warm hugs from my mom. I am from playing with my dad. I am from playing chess with my family. I am from pizza nights. I am from the song “Super Mario Brothers”. I am from my little sister. We always play stuffies together. Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from Mommy, Mama, Jack, Ruby, Nana and Grandma. I am from hot dogs, corn, and hamburgers in the summer. I am from Uno, Scooting, and Jenga. I am from time sending a warning call. I am from “go to bed” and “turn off the TV”. I am from the story Cold Caw Nock. I am from all of this and more! Continue reading Where I Am From

I am from the leftovers of curiosity that were taken over by fear. I am a mistake that turned into an opportunity. I am from upside down pizza. Continue reading Where I Am From

I see the splashing waves quiet and loud. I see the bluish/greenish water. The sky is bright. The wind blows the trees. The waves are splashing quiet and loud. Splash, splash, splash. The waves are splashing quiet and loud. Continue reading The Beach