A Gentle Wow Poem
EACH OF US HAS A NAME
By Zelda
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Each of us has a name
given by God
and given by our parents
Each of us has a name
given by our stature and our smile
and given by what we wear
Each of us has a name
given by the mountains
and given by our walls
Each of us has a name
given by the stars
and given by our neighbors
Each of us has a name
given by our sins
and given by our longing
Each of us has a name
given by our enemies
and given by our love
Each of us has a name
given by our celebrations
and given by our work
Each of us has a name
given by the seasons
and given by our blindness
Each of us has a name
given by the sea
and given by
our death.
posted by rabbi neil fleischmann @ 9:18 PM
2 Comments:
Perhaps happiness is when all of those names are the same.
That's a very cool comment. I was discussing this poem with a student (Amanda) and mentioned what you said. We agreed that it is a wise point.
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