> > "ANCESTORS" > > What's in a name? > The talented poet asked. > Look deep listen: > The pulse of our ancestors. > The heartbeat of nations past > Land, Language, Faith. > > Look into a name. > What do you see? > Letters only? > Look deeper. > See the people > Who lived that name. > Not letters but flesh and blood. > Flesh of our flesh. Blood of our blood. Faith of our faith. > Ancestors. > > You who bore my name, > Were your thoughts passed to me? > Do I dream your dreams? > The sun you saw I see. > The moon plays for us both. > Days are days. Years are years. But centuries separate us. > > You who lived centuries ago > With my name. > Did you see me then? > You have not left this earth! > You live in my name. You live in me. I give you earthly immortality. > > My eyes see a different land. > My ears hear different sounds. > But we worship in unison. > The God of your youth. > > My faith you have given me. > The God who watched over you > Watches over me. > Centuries collapse as Faith unites. > > Leave you, my ancestor? > I could never leave you > Without leaving myself. > I take pride in you. > The soil of your homeland > Rests in my heart. > Your native language > Is the melody of your dreams. > > I look into your name > And see myself. > written by W.H. Zoschak (a Slovak) This says so much