Each of us has a name, given to us by God,
and given to us by our father and mother.
Each of us has a name, given to us by our stature
and our way of smiling, and given to us by our clothes.
Each of us has a name, given to us by the mountains,
and given to us by our walls.
Each of us has a name, given to us by the planets,
and given to us by our neighbors.
Each of us has a name, given to us by our sins,
and given to us by our longing.
Each of us has a name, given to us by our enemies,
and given to us by our love.
Each of us has a name, given to us by our fast days,
and given to us by our craft.
Each of us has a name, given to us by the seasons
of the year, and given to us by our blindness.
Each of us has a name, given to us by the sea,
and given to us by our death.
Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky, widely known as Zelda, was a beloved Israeli poet.
