Lisa Rizzo

Where I'm From · Mar 31, 2026 · 28m

Where I'm From #30

By Lisa Rizzo

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from the back seats of rusty old cars,

from Crisco and Jell-O.

I am from a lawn stretching to farm fields behind

(bee-laden and humid, smelling of wind and black loam)

I am from the promise of wild rose and lilac

offering sweetness after snow-laden winter.

I’m from watching family home movies.

Our bodies flickered across the screen,

growing and changing in each reel.

And I am from work, always work -

housework and yardwork and laundry

and dishes - doing what must be done.

From Melba Lorene and William Frank.

I’m from their…