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Submitted: Tue Apr 9 19:03:43 EDT 2002 from
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Full Name: Tina R.
Wright
Who do you want the poem written for?: My first
son - Robert James Wright III - who was born March 27th, 2002
Why do you want the poem written ?: My husband
and I currently have a 2 year old daughter - Jessica Waverly Wright. I just
recently gave birth to our second child - a beautiful baby boy. He will be
the fortunate one to carry on my husband's family name, "Wright". The baby's
full name is Robert James Wright III. My husband is named Robert James Wright
II. My husband's father is named Robert James Wright. My husband's
grandfather is named Robert Morris Wright - hence the baby is the "III" and
not the "IV". Everyone has hoped and waited for this special day when a baby
boy would be born to carry on the "Wright" family name. Hence, I thought it
would be very special to have a unique poem written to include on his birth
announcement, have framed at his first birthday party, and eventually give to
him at his 18th birthday when he graduates from high school to pursue whatever
dreams he may have at that time.
Key Messages: * That he will carry on
the "Wright" family name - and what the expectations are for him as described
in the next section below - through the descriptions of his father.
* Also, I would like to add that I have always really liked the Rod Stewart
recorded song "Forever Young". I think that it sends a very special meaning
about what a parent expects for their child:
Recorded by Rod Stewart
Written by Bob Dylan
Forever Young
May the good Lord be with you down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud, dignified, and true
And do unto others as you'd have done to you. And in my heart you'll always
stay forever young.
Forever young..
May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong.
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond.
And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain forever young
Forever young..
And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime no one can ever tell.
But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever young, forever young
* I would somehow like to capture the expectations of the "Wright" family
name with the message from the Rod Steward recorded song into a poem - if this
makes sense.
Memorable Moments: * The baby looks exactly
like his father while Jessica looks exactly like me - The baby has very light
skin, light hair and eyes of blue (which I have a feeling may stay that way)
while Jessica had a darker complexion, dark hair and darker eyes (her eyes are
brown). My husband has blond hair, blue eyes and is Australian/English. I
have brown hair, brown eyes and am Hispanic/Italian.
* My husband grew up in a family where he was the only boy - he had two older
sisters. Thus, he was always viewed as the "Golden Boy" (term given by his
grandparent Wrights). In a way, I think his family may view this new baby as
the next "Golden Boy".
* My husband always had that "Golden Boy" image as he very easily excelled
and accomplished a great deal: He was a very gifted track star during his
entire schooling years, attended UC Berkeley, obtained a law degree and
currently has a very good job at Hewlett Packard. These are the bigger
achievements and are only supplemental to his other everyday
talents/interests. He is a very intelligent man with interests that range
from obtaining a private pilots license to viewing/discussing history events.
He is the type of person that as our wedding videographer said five years
ago: "Wow, Robert is a great catch, what hasn't he done or excelled at..."
Adding to this is the fact that he is a great person. Again, I think his
family hopes that this baby will be just like my husband and achieve even more
success than his dad.
* At our wedding, we did a video of each of us growing up - starting with
baby pictures through our time together. For my husband's baby pictures, he
chose the Karen Carpenter song - where the beginning says words to the
effect: "On the day that you were born...angels came down from heaven and
decided to create a dream...so they sprinkled sunlight in your hair..." My
husband really liked that verse of the song - again, he was like the "angel"
in their family.
* Finally, it was very special that the baby was born on March 27th, the
wedding anniversary of his grandparent Wrights. What a special gift!
Style: Happy with
meaning
Package Type:
Deluxe
Last thoughts: I would prefer the frame -
I want a cherry wood frame - more of a mahogany color cherry wood.
Golden
Boy
Our destinies are forever entwined,
you'll be forever young, forever in my heart,
I'll try to explain those feelings exactly,
but it's hard just knowing where to start.
On the day that you were born,
the angels decided to create a dream come true,
and although those words are not original,
they are simply a perfect description of you.
Because they've sprinkled sunlight in your hair,
and they've given you the bluest of blue eyes,
and you've got your father's good looks,
but of course, that should come as no surprise.
You see, you have a strong heritage,
and your Dad was a "pretty good catch",
and ours has been the perfect marriage,
all in all, a sensational match.
Your Grandparents are proud too,
and you were born on their wedding day,
you now have a lot to live up to,
but we'll be with you every step of the way.
I wish you happiness all your life,
I wish you straight roads with not too many bends,
I wish you love, meaning and dignity,
I wish you lots and lots of special friends.
I also wish you the odd valley,
because there your true seeds of greatness will grow,
just know that we'll always be there for you,
and that's all you'll ever really need to know.
And the Wright name will continue,
and that's a source of understandable pride,
and those words are full of meaning,
because you are our dreams, personified.
Because there's a proud name on my lips,
and it's a name those angels must have heard,
for I'm so just so very, very happy to say:
Welcome ! Robert James Wright The Third.
Copyright Allen Jesson :) 2002
Tina kindly replied: