Meaning

i can hear my name being called out
but i have no idea where the sound of the word i have known for so long originates.

this would bewilder me, normally.
but i know when the morning rises and shines i will not remember this little moment.

bewilderment isn't always so bad anyway;
they say


Kerri Ní Dochartaigh

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