We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves. Ultimately, we are not seeking others to bow to, but to reinforce our individual natures, to help us suffer our own choices, to guide us on our own particular journeys. Patti Smith, We Can Be Heroes
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THE JOURNEY TO ONES TRUE SELF CANNOT BE MADE ALONE...MY BOY HAS A GREAT START ON HIS JOURNEY, HE WROTE:MY NAME IN BROWN AND GOLD
Nathan is a brown name,
brown as a stick waiting to be thrown to a playful dog.
Nathan feels like sandpaper, smoothing a piece of wood.
Nathan smells like wood burning in the fireplace.
Nathan tastes like chocolate, churning in a chocolate machine.
Nathan sounds like a voice echoing in a canyon.
Nathan is a good name.
Nathan is a gold name,
gold as a star twinkling in the night.
Nathan feels like the golden sun shining down on the green grass.
Nathan smells like a honeycomb in a bee’s hive.
Nathan tastes like maple syrup soaking on a pancake.
Nathan sounds like a crack of thunder in a rainstorm.
Nathan is a good name.
Patti- nice writing! You have a good name too...lucky you!
C
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