another one from NYWC workshop. "I am from..." 5 minutes.

I am from rain and cold ocean from dark fir and sweet cedar. I am from alps and clear skin. I am from wagons winding westward. I am from houses built from stone and the trees of the forest. I am from bankers and bakers. I am from pirates and impatient women. I am from the first white settlement and rain washed streets. I am from bread and chocolate for lunch. I am from hobnail boots and damask drawing rooms. I am from lace factories and laundries, from board rooms and summit camps. I am from wind and water, from dark stolen earth and hard kept mountains. 

(c) 2009