Naming Names
Bu2
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He was born of atoms, in the morning
I came later, as dusk turned to eve
He looked at me and felt complemented
I looked at him and felt love
We pass the days, walking the grounds
we pass the nights entwined
We see the flowers come to bloom
Forests, meadows, mountains, seas
With every tree, every raindrop
each cloud, we feel we're one
Nights and days roll into years
bringing others one by one
I stroke the back of a golden beast
lying in the grass
I scratch the ears behind its mane
hear its blood rumble and purr under its skin
My man stands near a black-furred creature
who raises itself on hind legs
they hug each other, holding close
barely able to bear the weight
they walk to the river
and gaze at the silver slithering things
under the surface, shining like a million suns
We stand together in a clearing
eyeing the great wings circling above
hearing it cry as if hawking its wares
before it swoops down to land on my shoulder
Centuries pass, we treasure each moment
new companions arriving in time
We name them all, every being
Even the winding, legless one
who hisses
and sticks out its tongue
I can't understand its words
but I love the way it moves
as it winds itself around the trees
whispering, gossiping, imagining things
I wonder what it's seen
All of us here with room to spare
manna for food
love for comfort
learning, caring, naming names
in the language we all share
I wonder if anyone cares, sometimes
I wonder if anyone's there
I came later, as dusk turned to eve
He looked at me and felt complemented
I looked at him and felt love
We pass the days, walking the grounds
we pass the nights entwined
We see the flowers come to bloom
Forests, meadows, mountains, seas
With every tree, every raindrop
each cloud, we feel we're one
Nights and days roll into years
bringing others one by one
I stroke the back of a golden beast
lying in the grass
I scratch the ears behind its mane
hear its blood rumble and purr under its skin
My man stands near a black-furred creature
who raises itself on hind legs
they hug each other, holding close
barely able to bear the weight
they walk to the river
and gaze at the silver slithering things
under the surface, shining like a million suns
We stand together in a clearing
eyeing the great wings circling above
hearing it cry as if hawking its wares
before it swoops down to land on my shoulder
Centuries pass, we treasure each moment
new companions arriving in time
We name them all, every being
Even the winding, legless one
who hisses
and sticks out its tongue
I can't understand its words
but I love the way it moves
as it winds itself around the trees
whispering, gossiping, imagining things
I wonder what it's seen
All of us here with room to spare
manna for food
love for comfort
learning, caring, naming names
in the language we all share
I wonder if anyone cares, sometimes
I wonder if anyone's there
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strikes me several ways..again i'll need to read it more..thanks for posting it..
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Thanks for the response. I'm hoping I can do more nature-inspired stuff in the future without getting it all tangled up in big picture messages every time, heh heh.