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WHERE I’M FROM
Christa Umphrey
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I am from bedtime stories
and nightly family dinners
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from wood-paneled wallsand green shag carpet
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from Farina
and Reservation politics
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from cheap bear around Friday night campfires
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and after-church, roast beef dinners
on Sunday afternoons
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I am from the thrill of unexpected snow days
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and canoe rides
under full moons.
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I am from bare feet in fresh-cut grass
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and Dad’s gardens all around.
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I am from long
afternoons spent
floating irrigation
canals on stolen
inner tubes.
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from spontaneous and expected family gatherings,
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from Thanksgiving weekend Christmas tree-gathering trips
and Mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls afterward.
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I’m from stubborn independence and laughing too loud.
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I’m from Snyel’mn this valley
surrounded by mountains
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I’m from descendants of Mormon pioneers
who choose to come West
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and the Salishwho were forced here from
the south
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I’m from dirt roads
and potholes and too many
wakes.
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I’m from summers in
teepees and old trucks
that run just well enough
to drive teen independence
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and dreams of air conditioning
in August.
I’m from frozen pipes in February
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I’m from making due
... and dreaming of more
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from grandfathers who made their livings among trees
and horses
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from women who were always mothers first
but never solely.
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I am from...
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I am From...
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my grandfather’s logging truck,and the woods where he spent his days.
those grandmother’s
quilts,
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I am from
! ! ! !
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overstuffed bookshelves
doing too
much
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and the calm !! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! productivity ! ! ! ! ! ! of midnight hours...