Where I am from...

The Way of the Unicorn

Where I am from…

I am from the dust soft and hot between my toes on a walnut orchard road…

I am from the cool blue canal, distantly shimmering…

I am from eucalyptus trees and leaves and acorns crunching under my feet, bark smoothroughsmooth under my palm, the smell of the distant lands of my Greats…

I am from the foot of an Incense Cedar, root living with the Tribe of All Animals…

I am from galloping across mountain tops and HUGGGZZZZ...

I am from the womb, The Goodnighted Prune of “Come be tall for me”…

I am from Lemonita, Ashlita!

I am from Me seeing the Moon and the Moon seeing Me…

I am from Fearless and Unsinkable…

I am from the hothothot sand, gull caws, waves crash, seaweed strings…

I am from the Heart of the Unicorn…

I am from tar on my feet and glitter between my toes...

I am from Abbey Road...

I am from the Land of Grands...

I am from the “Get a Chair…” Moon...

I am from the Elephants & made of Cats...

I am Wicked from the West, scaring you out of the theater...

I am from the Santa Barbara Solstice snake...

I am from the center of the Maze...

I am from the room of Zzyzx...

I am from Fire on the Mountain...

I am from the soughing...

I am from floating faerie fluff...

I am from Gigsville, Black Rock City...

I am from “the shiny music that descends from overhead”…

I am from Lizard Hill, green mountains, and horizon islands...

I am from the Enchanted Forest of El Mirador…

I am from Those-Aren’t-Burned-Are-They?!? Bagels…

I am from The TreeTops…

I am from MASH316…

I am from Spoon River, a Contender…

I am from the place where we really ARE just nice…

I am from the Mystery of the Chipped Piano Key...

I am from All the Little Children of the World…

I am from a Small World, after all…

I am from the people in your neighborhood…

I am from NEAR and far…

I am from a place with pingpong ball rains…

I am from the hand that holds the brush…

I am from every murder of crows…

I am from Valinor…

I am from the Stars…

I am from Moon Mountain..

I am from the pink jellyfish in Puget Sound…

I am from a Canadian lightning strike...

I am from so much more…

I am from NOW NOW!