Poems By Ruth

Memories Galore

I am from pickle jars,

And from Hersey's Chocolate bars.

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I am from the Japanese Lilac

(Broken, attacked

Chopped in half)

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I am from my many pets,

My Toostie cat

That is always hiding

In places that you would laugh at.

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I'm from a gentle teasing and old jokes,

From Boxcar children and the Bible.

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I'm from my grandpa, Robert,

From a single parent but loved by both.

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I'm from a cabin by the lake,

Where my summers do stay,

And of sunburns and rhubarb.

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I am from the Leo zodiac and the Chinese Rat,

From pop, no... All music at that.

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I am from my Grandpa's golf clubs

Gained over time.

And the craftiness that my Grandma still has.

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I'm from paper memories

In tubs on my shelves of my room

And from letters or cards in an old shoe box.

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I'm from the laughs that we had,

And the ones that we shared,

From all the people that cared.

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Revised By Ruth Clementine

Original George Ella Lyon