Poem: The Names We Took

Slow Turtle, Sitting Bull, I envy you no more.
These are the names that we took:

Garden of Trees, Almond Leaf, Shooting Star,

Grapeleaf, Grapevine, Grapeblossom,

He-Who-Prunes-Vines and He-Who-Sells Wine,

a River of Wine, Wine Glass, Goblet, White Cloth,

Grain-Grinder, Bread, the Guest-to-Whom-Wine-Is-Served,

Gift of Wine, A Field of Corn, Shining Corn,

White Bread, Son of the Earth, Petals of Stone,

Little Flower, Big Mountain, Silver Nail,

Silver Ingot, and Gold, Always Gold,

A Flood of Gold, A Brook of Gold,

He-Who-Fishes-for-Gold, A Grove of Gold,

A Roomful of it, its Shine, its Joy, its Clang,

its Grumble.