Little one

what shall I name you?

After your aunt Sandy or Brenda?

Rena, Redonna or Rhonda?

Or maybe after your uncle?

Donaldette or Donaldina?

or even Donaldettina?

No, not those, something else...

How about a poet I adore?

Maybe Poe's Annabel

or maybe Poe's Lenore

And that seems a little cheesy

(since I am named after The Raven)

Maybe I'll name you

a name my granny was saving

for a baby she never got to bear

Sydelia Ann

that's a bit too "her's" for me to dare

Perhaps you can be after your dad

Joely, Joelina, or Joelle?

No, he's not too keen on them

and it'd be confusing as well.

I could name you Mary or Dorcas

or some other Bible dame

but what if you end up feeling pressured

to live up to their good name

I could give you something bland

something common like

Elizabeth, or maybe Anne

I could differentiate you

without something more unique

such as Ione or Maru?

Maybe a Simpson nod with Lisa?

A Verdi nod with Aida?

or even after the Tower of Pisa?

I could read thru my name book throng

peruse through and scour them all

From Lansky to Yonge!

But still it's no matter

since every new name

would be better than the latter

No nomen could possibly begin

to christen your giggles

or to title your grin

So now allow me to proclaim

That henceforth and forever-

______ _______ is your name!

10/16/2003

Author's Note: I'll add the name once she is conceived. I already know what I want but I don't want it being stolen. ;)

Posted on 10/16/2003
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