NaPoWriMo Day 8: A Naming

Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Green grass and bright blue sky with a few small white clouds seen through the mesh window of a tent.

We stood before the gods and named him

Parents, sponsors, family, friends, and tribe

They held him gently and firmly

Safe and loved

Rounding the circle

With bread and mead

His brother spoke loud and sweet

Melting our hearts

While we played our parts

Committing ourselves to this

Still tiny life.

A naming before the quarters

A naming before the elements

A naming before the stones, grass, and sky.