Prepositional Truths
Its meaning has held constant:
to hold dear, to love.
But up until the 17th century
the common spelling was beleeve.
And until the 16th century it was
more common to beleeve
on than in.
So if you must classify me
(which seems to be all the rage these days)
then you may pin me a beleever,
a man who holds nouns dear,
who beleeves
on God the father and
on river music and
Christmas magic and
on finely tooled lines which speak
sparingly of love and loss and
the warmth of dawn.
I like “belove” instead of believe in. Marcus Borg uses this word in SPEAKING CHRISTIAN. Just a thought!
John, I think I am finally coming ’round! Your “poem” today was fantastic!
Hmmm – so love the words you pen!
I’ll join that pin. Gladly.