I Am From

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I Am From

• By Pam Barger

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I Am From

• I am from dusty roads, corn fields, smilesDays
  filled with walking the beans, painting the
  fences,Swimming in the pond, collecting the
  eggsMaking lunch for men workers, to the fields
  we must goPutting up hay with only girls to
  help

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• Evenings filled with family of the day,
• mashed potatoes, noodles
• "Don't mix the peanut butter and honey",
• "Take what you want, but eat what you
  take."Checking the crops, enjoying,
  quietSaturdays Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk, Blue Moon

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• I am from a community of family,
• all raised as one.From Grandmas to kissing
  cousins
• Many are gone, memories
• We welcome mistakes, differences, flaws
• "Did they yell Pami or Tami?", its one of them
• A lap settles that! The baby is safe.
• Bless its little heart.

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• I am from creating, teaching, making crafts,
  running for Ads
• What time are we shopping,
• Use your elbows girls
• Sleeping on the farm, Singing We are Family,
• Form a dance line? someone yells.
• At our age? At our weight???
• Lawn mover? Sprinkler? Mike wanted to know.

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• I am from love!