Commonplace Spring 2025, Volume I, Issue I

I’m From By Jennifer Howard

I’m from sunlit small city days and kitchen window mountain views.

I’m from church choir anniversaries and crisp plaid dresses, bright white socks (lace trimmed of course)

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Buster brown black patent leather shoes, and from daddy’s quarter change, to spend after church.

I’m from early morning apple picking dewdrops, And long roads, up steep-steep hills, a-round never ending mountains of fresh air.

I’m from Saturday morning chores, with music everywhere, Pine Sol, Murphy’s Oil Soap, and Mops,

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drum summoning

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