Response to Laura’s prompt at dVerse poets to write name poems in WaltMarie style. I wrote two! Notice the 2-syllable lines make mini poems within poem.
parents name firstborn
daughter
after country music star
given
they were fans of
name, lynn
diane (reverse diane lynn)
which means:
refreshing waterfall or
cool stream
what’s in a name?
baby
baptized as Eliza
Marie
my grandmother’s name
carries
to my grand daughter
her name
into new generation
with love
a poem in my pocket 
Mar 09, 2025 @ 00:18:43
Both work so well, I love the way you tell yourself and as your name, a refreshing read.
Mar 09, 2025 @ 12:25:23
Thanks, Paul!
Mar 08, 2025 @ 21:14:12
Both poems were beautiful, Lynn!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Mar 09, 2025 @ 12:26:02
I thank you kindly, Yvette!
Mar 07, 2025 @ 18:09:26
Excellently refreshing, lynn!
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:41:00
Thank you so much!
Mar 07, 2025 @ 14:10:44
Beautiful poems, Lynn. So interesting!
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:41:38
Thanks, Dwight 🙂
Mar 08, 2025 @ 20:45:20
You are welcome!
Mar 07, 2025 @ 09:18:52
It is so interesting how we are named! I enjoyed both the poems, Lynn.
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:42:55
Sometimes names seem “random” but there’s usually a story…glad you liked them, Punam 🙂
Mar 09, 2025 @ 10:59:03
Almost always, I would say. 🙂
Mar 07, 2025 @ 03:23:55
Bravo on the two Lynn, both fame and lineage with a touch of Greek mythology there in the reverse middle!
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:44:02
Yes, the roots go deep 🙂 thanks, Laura!
Mar 07, 2025 @ 01:54:23
How wonderful to be named after someone, whether famous or a handed down family name, Lynn. I love the meaning of Lynn Diane. My middle name is my mother’s first name.
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:45:03
How special to share your mother’s name! Thanks for your comment, Kim.
Mar 08, 2025 @ 15:29:14
My pleasure, Lynn.
Mar 06, 2025 @ 21:39:27
Really enjoyed both poems, Lynn! 😀
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:45:42
Thanks for reading and commenting, Carol 🙂
Mar 06, 2025 @ 20:13:22
Two wonderful family poems. I love it when names carry on like this. My granddaughter’s middle name is her maternal grandmother’s name.
Mar 08, 2025 @ 10:47:22
Yes, those generational connections are special, Lisa…thanks for your comment!
Mar 08, 2025 @ 13:54:54
You’re very welcome, Lynn.