First Came the Meanings

To me, one strange thing about living is having a name.
Another is so many not thinking it strange.

First Came the Meanings

First came the meanings
then their names

chamomile
squirrel

supper table

the boy himself
a pebble down a well

loving the hand that let him go

Recently Banned Literature, May 10, 2013

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William Michaelian