So that you know: It took me years to find the right name for You.
You are bound to
the bone
the marrow
the sinews
of every
thing I have named
to stand out in this soup
called universe
a chain of
incidents
parts
movements
and objects
visible and invisible
loved
or feared
or wished for
marking
all the
connections
I made so far.
I gave you a name I loved to hear out loud.
We were all named for the same reason.
You are bound to
the bone
the marrow
the sinews
of every
thing I have named
to stand out in this soup
called universe
a chain of
incidents
parts
movements
and objects
visible and invisible
loved
or feared
or wished for
marking
all the
connections
I made so far.
I gave you a name I loved to hear out loud.
We were all named for the same reason.
Beautiful, rosaria. Simply--beautiful. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, incredibly beautiful. I have no other words.
ReplyDeletethe specificity of naming:)
ReplyDeletei just found rilke's duino elegy #9:
"Are we, perhaps, here just for saying: House,
Bridge, Fountain, Gate, Jug, Fruit tree, Window, -
possibly: Pillar, Tower?... but for saying, remember,
oh, for such saying as never the things themselves
hoped so intensely to be."
xo
erin