Anonym

Abundant reasons may exist

to wield a nome de guerre;

my purpose is to reminisce

about my father's flair.

I never got to ask of him

just why he chose the name;

quite possibly it was a whim-

I wish he could explain.

Withal, my gender was not male;

my mom handpicked my style-

but always loved to tell me tales

about a dad so wild.

As tribute to a man so grand,

I use this pseudonym-

and let his mem'ry guide my hand,

a fond salute to him.

***I constantly have people tell me to use my own name, but my dad passed long before I started writing and Bartholomew Aloiscious is what he wanted to name me if I had been male. I believe he'd be proud of my using it.