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What's In a Namesake - Fv

All I know of my namesake is a photograph a young attractive smiling woman with long red hair holding me beside it in my mother's handwriting "...(called after) ten days old" Grandma says otherwise That I am named for her sister who had a twin who changed her name from Mavis to Sheila to not have two in her class I looked up my name it is Gaelic in origin meaning gentle spirit beloved one to which I add denied I think I will be Mavis instead 3/11/19 What's In A Name Poetry Contest Sponsored by Kim Rodrigues

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Frankii Fame

Date: 3/19/2019 12:54:00 AM

Namesake what a thing it is to be given someone elses name who has already lived a life of memories that those who have named you will always remember when they call you the same name as their sibling....and in my case: given a namesake of 1 person who denied me the name instantly because of her memories, and a new namesake was chosen for me.... and yet our stories emblaze new in addition to being namesakes.... sorry that was winded...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/19/2019 10:34:00 PM

Ya gotta make it your own I guess ;) xomo!

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 3/12/2019 8:55:00 PM

I see in your words and poetry that you have the wisdom, courage power of a strong Irish woman. I know for my family had and has many! Wonderful poem!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/13/2019 8:36:00 AM

It's in my blood! A pure Canadian mutt ;) Come next week, everybody in town'll be Irish, the "Irish Village" (pub upon pub Irish themed) will be... insane! Thank you Tim :) xomo!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/12/2019 6:33:00 PM

wow, a very nice one for reflecting on one's name. Love how you ended it. It's also deep!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/13/2019 8:28:00 AM

Thank you so much Andrea, I appreciate your appreciation of my intended depth ;) you read me well, a poet could not hope for more. xomo

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/12/2019 6:33:00 PM

My mom JEAN has red hair. When I was a little kid I asked her why her hair was pink!!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/13/2019 8:24:00 AM

Pink! Love it, had it ;) I was strawberry blonde as a child, got the ginger skin freckles, I don't look like any of my immediate family, dark hair, brown eyes and olive complexion~ I take after my Great Grandmother, whose name is one of a few on my birth certificate ;)