Today’s word is “appellative” ... uh-pel-uh-tiv ... a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald; Appellation ... the act of giving a name to a person or thing. (Dictionary.com)
Multitude
When the animals were given,
Their appellations strange,
What odd scribe took on the task,
Of which letters to arrange?
Was his nature heavenly,
Invisible, obscure?
His voice like a breezy whisper,
To make Adam feel secure?
Did he sit right down with God,
As He blueprinted the bat?
Did he make suggestions,
About its future habitat?
His book must be enormous,
To hold all creatures and their kin,
And he must have been amazed,
As they came alive within their skins!
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2019
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