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Prayer Language

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Prayer Language

Darlene Young
Apr 28, 2023
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We are to add est and eth to every verb, a tradition
leftover from a time when the words 
meant dearest, love of my life.  Now, 
they are meant to make the language holy 
(sacred, not secret), set apart 
like a sabbath. Thou art. Apparently, I shouldn’t love you 
the same way I love gelato or the call 
of a chickadee on a lonely afternoon,
as if they we…

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Darlene Young
Darlene Young is author of the poetry collection Homespun and Angel Feathers and teaches writing at Brigham Young University.
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