If I close my eyes and incline my ears
I will hear names called out across the earth
Some drop names to impress
others pick up names to remember
and many more give names to things
that do not exist as if they wereIf I close my eyes and incline my mouth
I can resurrect my long lost loved ones
just for a moment
by calling their names from the north and southIf I shut all my senses and whispered
once more
I would bring into existence
that which had never known life before
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads– Nomenclature, Poetry Pantry #444
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March 24, 2019 at 3:26 pm
A lovely and original take on the prompt.
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March 24, 2019 at 3:36 pm
A beautiful post.
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April 1, 2019 at 10:47 am
Thank you 🙂
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April 1, 2019 at 11:22 am
Welcome.
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March 24, 2019 at 3:58 pm
Such a splendid take on the prompt, Viv! ❤️ I love the idea of “resurrect my long lost loved ones just for a moment by calling their names from the north and south.” 🙂
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April 1, 2019 at 10:47 am
Thansk Sanaa! 🙂
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March 24, 2019 at 4:31 pm
I, too, love that resurrecting of the long lost loved ones…..sigh.
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March 24, 2019 at 4:46 pm
This is a magical poem. Love the way it conjures up creativity and memory at once.
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March 24, 2019 at 5:38 pm
I love how you let the naming connect to a purpose… a name should be useful
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March 24, 2019 at 6:58 pm
What an original and delightful poem, Viv! I love the thought of closing my eyes and hearing all those different names called out across the earth, and being able to resurrect long lost loved ones by calling their names.
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March 24, 2019 at 6:58 pm
A beautiful write, Vivian.
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March 24, 2019 at 9:00 pm
I like this, Vivian, I smile. I too can recall some of my ex girl-crushes, only a couple really girl friends, but Google and Facebook has never heard of them. Not mine, there are a few with their same names but it isn’t them.
🙂
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April 1, 2019 at 10:48 am
Thank you :)…lol on your ex-girl crushes!
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March 24, 2019 at 9:02 pm
I like this, Vivian, I smile. I too can recall some of my ex girl-crushes, only a couple really girl friends, but Google and Facebook have never heard of them. Not mine, there are a few with their same names but it isn’t them.
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March 25, 2019 at 12:03 am
I believe if you call a loved ones name they can hear it somewhere out there in the universe.
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April 1, 2019 at 10:48 am
I believe so too!
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March 25, 2019 at 5:46 am
by calling their names from the north and south… We call their names in our hearts.
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March 27, 2019 at 7:58 pm
Absolutely!
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March 25, 2019 at 10:40 pm
What a lovely way to live.
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March 27, 2019 at 7:58 pm
Thank you 😊
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March 26, 2019 at 3:25 am
Yes, I love your interpretation of the prompt. I call out so many names for those who no longer walk earth. You asked about the image on my blog. I found it on Pexels. The images there are free of copyright restrictions. I then took the photo into a photo program and typed the poem on it.
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March 27, 2019 at 7:58 pm
Thank you Susie- on both counts 😊
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March 28, 2019 at 4:59 pm
Naming my children (and animals) has always been so very important to me – the meaning and reasoning behind each is very important to me. “calling them from the N and the S”… nice.
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April 1, 2019 at 10:43 am
Thank you, Margaret!
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