“Stories in Hand” Meets “Poetry Friday”

"Characteristics You Inherited" Layout

Originally uploaded by teachergal

I decided to use the first layout I created for the Stories in Hand Class I’m taking with Poetry Friday.

The story spark I used for this layout was “What physical and character traits did you inherit from your mom? From your dad?” However, I didn’t write a story… I created a list. Hence, I’m wanted to turn that list into a poem for Poetry Friday. Here goes:

I Am Both of My Parents

I am my mother.
I inherited my 62 inches
and my petiteness
from you Mom.
I also stole
the shape of my nose
from you Mom.
I am glad
I was able to take
the warmth you exude
towards others
from you Mom.

I am my father.
I inherited the shape
of my mouth
and my eyes
from you Dad.
I also have
that dry sense of humor
from you Dad.
I was able to take
the level of seriousness you possess
to discipline myself and to help others
from you Dad.

The photo, above, was taken a month before my tenth birthday. Over 20 years later, I’m still wearing denim jackets, but I’ve lost those yellow earrings!

One story down… many more stories to write!

This week Poetry Friday is being held at Yat-Yee Chong’s Blog.