Sudden Names

English: Winton: a window of Victoria Park Methodist Church Looking into 710417 during the first minute of Christmas Day, with the Midnight Mass service in progress. A small Christmas tree graces the window sill. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As I sat down
To do some work
A list struck me to the core
Names, you see
They mean so much to me
“Soon
Very Soon
Sooner than you think”

 

As I gazed upon them
I wrote my own
A list of names so dear
Yet some stuck out
As wrong, you see
I was left unclear
“Soon
Very soon
Sooner than you think”

 

What then were the name I sought
I glanced about until
I heard the gentle patter
Of rain at my window sill
“Soon
Very soon
Sooner than you think”

 

I went outside
Removed my socks
I was called out onto the grass
I asked for a simple sign
What names should I choose at last?
“Soon
Very soon
Sooner than you think”

 

My names are perfect as they are
But there stands a subtle flaw
I won’t know them until the time comes
And all I hear is
“Soon
Very soon
Sooner than you think”

 

So there I stand
Thinking on
Sterling
Kieran
Aksel
And then I feel a point in the right direction
“Soon
Very soon
Sooner than you think”

 

I won’t know
Until the day
But I should change them
If I feel that they
Don’t live up to the task
“Soon
Very Soon
Sooner than you think”

 

So inside I went
Soaking wet
And found that Sterling fits
But here and now
Two names are gone
Replaced with a more ancient fit
“Soon
Very Soon
Sooner than you think”

 

Will they change?
They just might
But for now they’re set in stone
I love them dear
Just as I love my own
“Soon
Very Soon
Sooner than you think”