A Made-Up Name

My mother was born the sixth of eight children She was born on Christmas Eve long years ago They needed a name for the new addition So, they had a contest with prizes to show. When the entries were tallied, the choices made Her name was Holly, for the season you see Her middle name was made up, and missed the grade And my father made her give that one to me. She hated it, and forgot how to spell it And I did the same for I hated it so It has been a secret, I tried to forget Made every effort ,never to let it show. Don’t give your children an embarrassing name Or you’ll spend a lifetime enduring the blame! 1/10/2017