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title: Green
description: Poem by Teni Jehanian
image: https://learn.neumann.edu/hubfs/green-Jul-01-2024-03-38-44-3782-PM.jpg
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# Green

[ Teni Jehanian ](https://learn.neumann.edu/en/the-canticle/author/teni-jehanian)  Jul 1, 2024 12:15:00 PM

[Poetry](https://learn.neumann.edu/en/the-canticle/tag/poetry)

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*March 2003*

Mom is pregnant. She and Dad do not find out the gender. Dad wants a girl. Mom just wants a healthy baby. They put the nursery together. The walls and carpet are a sage green.

 

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*October 2003*

I am 4 months old. It’s my first Halloween. Mom and Dad dress me as peas in a pod. I am bright green. You could spot me from a mile away.

 

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*December 2003*

I am 6 months old. It’s my first Christmas. Mom dresses me in a clunky, green onesie with a matching hat. I look like an elf.

 

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*June 2004*

I am 1 year old. It’s my first birthday party. I am dressed in a light green polo shirt. Mom places me in my light green, checkered high chair. Dad puts an Elmo bib around me. It’s time for my smash cake.

 

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*September 2005*

I am 2 years old. Dad takes me to the pumpkin patch. I hate sitting in the big pumpkins but love playing with the little pumpkins. I am wearing a light green windbreaker jacket.

 

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*December 2006*

I am 3 years old. It’s my first year of school. We’re making paper Christmas ornaments. I choose green paper to make my ornament.

 

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*February 2007*

I am 3 years old. Pennsylvania is hit with a huge snowstorm. I take advantage of this by going out and building castles with my green bucket that I usually use in my sandbox.

 

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*June 2007*

I am 4 years old. I’m at SeaWorld with Mom and Dad. Before going to one of the shows, we stop by the gift shop. I pick out a Shamu toy and green rubber squishy puffer ball. I always loved how it smelled.

 

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*November 2007*

I am 4 years old. I don’t give Mom a hard time when she puts eye drops in my eyes, so she buys me a small, green Care Bear. I proudly bring it for show and tell.

 

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*February 2008*

I am 4 years old. I’m at Disney World with Mom and Dad. Dad and I go on the Dumbo ride. I pick the green Dumbo car. Later, we go on the teacup ride. I pick the teacup that was as close to green as possible.

 

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*June 2008*

I am 5 years old. I’m in New York for a family reunion. My cousins and I are competing in a potato sack race. I pick the green potato sack.

 

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*September 2009*

I am 6 years old. I’m asked, “Why do you like green so much?” I answer, “Because it’s the color of nature.”

 

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*March 2010*

I am 6 years old. Dad buys me Mario Kart for the Wii. I see the Mario characters for the first time. I choose to play as Yoshi because he’s a green dinosaur. Yoshi continues to be my go-to when playing Mario Kart in the future.

 

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*July 2010*

I am 7 years old. I’m in California with Mom’s side of the family. Amo Rafi is taking me and Armen mini golfing. I pick a green golf ball. Armen picks a blue one.

 

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*October 2010*

I am 7 years old. It’s almost Halloween. I find a green pumpkin bucket at Giant and beg Mom for it. I use it every year until it breaks.

 

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*August 2011*

I am 8 years old. Mokoor Claire and Armen are visiting us. Mom buys swimming masks and snorkels for Armen and I. Mine are green. His are blue.

 

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*January 2012*

I am 8 years old. I declare that St. Patrick’s Day is my favorite holiday because “it’s all green.”

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*March 2013*

I am 9 years old. It’s Easter Sunday. As per tradition, my family plays the egg crack game with the eggs that Grandma and I dyed a few days prior. I choose the green egg. I almost win.

 

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*May 2013*

I am 9 years old. In my fourth-grade class, we’re doing balloon car races. I pick a green balloon for my car. It wins nearly every time.

 

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*July 2015*

I am 12 years old. I decide I want to completely redo my room. I pick out bright, electric green paint to replace the lavender walls.

 

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*June 2016*

I am 13 years old. Dad wants me to carry some type of bag because I have nowhere to put my phone when I go out. I don’t want a purse or anything feminine looking. We compromise with a green crossbody bag. I bring it everywhere with me until it breaks.

 

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*May 2017*

I am 13 years old. My family is planning on moving in the summer. Mom is helping me pick out new furniture and linen for my room at the new house. I choose a lime green comforter with matching pillowcases.

 

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*August 2017*

I am 14 years old. My family and I just moved to our new house. Mom gives me paint color options for the walls in my room. I opt for a light sage green, almost the same color as my nursery.

 

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*February 2020*

I am 16 years old. Mom and I are shopping for prom dresses. Nothing catches my eye except for the dark green dress. We buy it. I never get to wear it.

 

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*June 2021*

I am 18 years old. I’m ordering a bucket hat off of Amazon for my new job as a camp counselor.

I spot a frog one. It comes in green. I buy it immediately. The green frog hat becomes my trademark at camp.

 

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*July 2022*

I am 19 years old. I’m getting a tattoo on my outer right ankle: the frog bucket hat that I wear at camp. I decided to get it colored a nice, spring green last minute. Every time I look at it, I think of my kids.

 

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*December 2022*

I am 19 years old. I ask for green crocs for Christmas. I haven’t worn crocs since I was 4.

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*November 2023*

I am 20 years old. I’m a junior in college. I order green Bluetooth headphones that match the green case on my laptop. I feel relaxed, refreshed, and safe with my favorite color.

 

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