My real name is

my day name is gull
this is my town
I shriek:
more bread for my supper

my night name is crow
I live in the hole in the roof
my babies inhabit your dreams
I guard you all night

I am not from here
I am none of these

my shadow name is mockingbird
I am your childhood
I meet you by the stream
promise not to forget me

my secret name is sanveria
I am the song of longing
my love grows slowly and slowly
it hurts more each day

I am not from here
I am none of these

Jeanne Rana

June 21, 2012

Katwijk, qawwali workshop

Jeanne Rana