A cross to bear
my name, unfur(l)s to
winter hibernation
and unprovoked aggression,
To be is not the bee
as honey stings —
when stolen from your nest.
Or with protective arms
my charms and strength
You find a rest with me,
so after all at length:
I bear my name with pride.
‘Fairy Tales: Teremok. Mizgir’ by Heorhiy Narbut
Today at toads I have the prompt and the challenge is to take the meaning of your name and weave a poem around it. My own name is simple as it means bear. I thought I do some wordplay on my name and keep it short.
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April 20, 2015
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Lovely! x
Makes me wonder if bears like hibernating.
That my name follows yours is interesting because of the honey tie in. I love the “unfur(l)s” and the “I bear my name with pride.” Good puns.
Nice word play!
Lovely and creative. I particularly like the pic! 🙂
a fun write but brilliant…
It is always good, I think when a person can ‘bear’ his/her name with pride. You have a strong name, Bjorn.
Hugs to you Bjorn- Bear, thanks for a most interesting read today
much love…
Beautifully written…!!
I love the illustration you chose, and must admit, I have a weakness for all kinds of toy bears – do they count?! *smiles*
Very playful!
The wordplay was fun, Bjorn. Bears are interesting to my way of thinking.
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Love the play on words. There is a lot of strength in a name. You seem to carry that well.
Excellent and proud!
Loved the glints of fun… nicely penned… 🙂
I LOVE unfur(l)! You brought great facets of the bear…I also enjoy the use of the bee…excellent write and inspiring challenge…thank you, Bjorn!
this flows very nicely…I enjoyed the wordplay. tight piece.
Ursa Major…I do like the word play in this. Honey from a nest….all kinds of wonders hidden in this poem.
Bjorn is a name of tradition, masculinity and with a bear totem! Who wouldn’t be proud?
🙂
A very cool ode to a name.