UU Musings, 1-2-2025

Word Musing in Cursive on Colorful Background

This week everyone is invited to create a poem based on the activity for the January 5 service which follows this month’s theme of “The Practice of Story”. If you wish to share your poem/story, the Dragonfly will include it here in coming weeks.

“I Am From…” Poem Template

Adapted from Levi Romero and iInspired by “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon

I am from __________ (a specific item from your childhood home)

from _ and __ (two products or objects from your past)

I am from the _______ (A part/distinctive characteristic from your childhood town or home)

and _____ (a sensory detail about your home – a smell, taste, or feel)

I am from the__________________ (a plant, tree or natural object from your past)

who/that _____ (how that natural object loved or changed you or told you something important about life)

I’m from _ and __ (a family tradition and family trait)

from ________and ______________ (two family names or ancestors)

I’m from _________and _________ (two family traits or tendencies)

from ___ and ___ (things you were told as a child)

and ____________ (a song or saying you learned as a child)

I’m from_____________________ (family ancestry, nationality or place)

and _____ (family or cultural foods)

From _____ (a story about a family member) _ (description

of family mementos, pictures or treasures.) __ (location of mementos

– under my bed, on the wall, in my heart)

which taught me about ________ (name a one or two word emotion or trait. i.e. “taught me about loving well.” “taught me humility and who I am.)

Submissions for the UU Musings section are welcome. Send essays, poems or other writings to annleake001@gmail.com. These can be original works or pieces by other authors that you enjoy and want to share with our community.