Welcome to the world, son of my sister,
with great regret I am absent of thee.
So distant love is writ here in poetry,
as I tell you of what your name does infer.
Zachary, to become a modern voice
of a beloved King who threw down giants.
Bearer of your line, men in defiance
although the last two are not of your choice.
A Boddy you are born of, without triste,
the name you are given does hold much weight.
Endowed by your parents a beautiful fate,
to be the beloved bearer of Christ.
NB: On the 21st of March at 6:30, weighing 7lbs 8 1/2oz my sister gave birth to Zachary David Christopher Boddy.
The 21st of March was World Poetry Day and so as I am attempting to resemble a poet I thought it apt to write one on behalf of my nephew's birth.
I looked into his name and the final line is an (simple) etymological translation of it and felt that it was a perfect focus for the poem.
The structure and name are inspired by Ben Jonson's 'On My First Sonne', a melancholy poem which I studied back at GCSE but has stayed with me. I think it is a beautiful poem, exemplifying the love for his child through dedication and although mine is a much happier affair I hope the love for Zachary can be seen too.
with great regret I am absent of thee.
So distant love is writ here in poetry,
as I tell you of what your name does infer.
Zachary, to become a modern voice
of a beloved King who threw down giants.
Bearer of your line, men in defiance
although the last two are not of your choice.
A Boddy you are born of, without triste,
the name you are given does hold much weight.
Endowed by your parents a beautiful fate,
to be the beloved bearer of Christ.
NB: On the 21st of March at 6:30, weighing 7lbs 8 1/2oz my sister gave birth to Zachary David Christopher Boddy.
The 21st of March was World Poetry Day and so as I am attempting to resemble a poet I thought it apt to write one on behalf of my nephew's birth.
I looked into his name and the final line is an (simple) etymological translation of it and felt that it was a perfect focus for the poem.
The structure and name are inspired by Ben Jonson's 'On My First Sonne', a melancholy poem which I studied back at GCSE but has stayed with me. I think it is a beautiful poem, exemplifying the love for his child through dedication and although mine is a much happier affair I hope the love for Zachary can be seen too.
1 comment:
Love it Pete! That's the first poem he has had written for him so you are ahead in the uncle stakes! It's not the first poem he's heard though, I memorized 'If' by Rudyard Kipling just in case the baby was a boy and recited it to him when he was about 2 hours old!
Chris x
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