Ace is a two-year-old with extraordinary language skills
And no idea how to throw, or even hold, a tennis ball.
She smiles and cries easily.
Her mood swings probably are inspired by her birth name,
Alessia.
Yes, Alessia is the lovely name bestowed on my
granddaughter,
Without due consideration for little boys
Who will be destroyed trying to pronounce the “e” and double
“ss”,
And likely hold her responsible for their failures.
Of course the truly embarrassing aspect of her
Charming Italian name is her grandfather’s panic
At the thought of mentioning her name in public.
At best, the odds are 50/50 I will fail at the “e”.
So let us rejoice in my selection of her nickname.
She doesn’t answer to it just yet,
But given Las Vegas is her place of birth,
And the ease of pronunciation, I’ll continue to call her
Ace.
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