somewhere in momma's apron
for apple pie made out of ritz crackers
no apples
seen but tasty

In Daddy's calm
and North Mid- west accent
that make
an Akron born

transplanted seed
down south , in Alabama
so at
home here

ask whenever
someone asks me, where
i came
from , I

say, a little bit
of Vincennes some strong
Buckeye
who back

then reached
into momma's apron
pulled out
my recipe