April 24 - Barbra Streisand (The Musical Birthday Series)

The reason for the spelling of the great Barbra Streisand's (b. 24 April 1942) name is easily discovered, but it seemed more festive to pretend that they were a mystery.  

The Way We Wre

No one knows why Barbra

Is spelled with just two A’s.

Could it be to save some space

On record store displays?

Maybe a designer thought

That three was overkill?

Could it be her label sought

A lower printer’s bill?

Envoi

Concision is a virtue, but

I find it hard to think

That leaving out a single vowel

Would save much space or ink.