in the naming of all things you stood and said her holy name
a word for beating wings of moths and softly glowing flame
god bless the bravest tongues biting bramble without shame
unflinching in the love they seek to proclaim
I believe that one should know the names of all that one sees
as sorrel sleeps in ditches or the titmice in the trees
stand forth and name the bird that lies nestled neath your chest!
and without shame shel''s stir and rise up from her rest
god bless your sweet brave tongue and the love of which it sung
the night you spoke the stars and the sky in which they're hung
brave heart, bring light! and beat with all your might!
and speak love's name on moonlit nights
and the sweetest words I've ever heard spring from your sainted lips
in crow-caw, cloves, and cardamom, careening out like ships
I ask of you the names of birds and creatures of the ground
and in that naming all the earth comes springing forth with sound
to hold your hand and say your name and forget my own in time
to be nameless in a universe of sparrow, finch, and pine
to someday stand and speak with heart as brave and kind as your's
to call by name and still unceasing waves upon the shores
god bless your sweet brave tongue and the love of which it sung
the night you spoke the stars and the sky in which they're hung
brave heart, bring light! and beat with all your might!
and speak love's name on moonlit nights
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