Write a poem about a specific location that meant a lot to you as a child or teenager that you have not returned to in many years. It could be a house, a park, a country, anywhere that had particular significance. The focus of the poem could be on the location itself, or it could be on something(s) that happened there, or someone you spent a lot of time with there.<\/p>\n
Who I was<\/p>\n
By Patricia Harris<\/p>\n
The cabin in the mountains<\/p>\n
Made me who I would grow to be,<\/p>\n
The stream to drink from<\/p>\n
Taught me a different<\/p>\n
Way to see.<\/p>\n
Simplicity<\/p>\n
In the way of life,<\/p>\n
Makes one realize<\/p>\n
More about possibility.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
An outhouse and barely even<\/p>\n
Has electricity,<\/p>\n
Gather water from the stream,<\/p>\n
With a natural quiet<\/p>\n
That encourages the soul to dream.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Childhood paradises<\/p>\n
Are only adult memory.<\/p>\n
Time encapsulated<\/p>\n
In sentimentality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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