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 Jul 2015
Jared A Washburn
Creator, for you are that and more,
Of that precious life unknown before,
We celebrate, clap hands, and shower
With praises, for ‘tis you we admire.

The sounds of your child’s brazen cry
Do not dishearten, but with a sigh,
A breath, of acknowledged encumbrance,
And your power soothes into a trance.

As your child dreams on, you smile
A knowing kind of love, grace and style;
These are your modes of admiration
For the child of your creation.

Be godlike, preserver of nature;
Whenever your child is unsure,
Reassure him with your wit and charm,
Your tender care, to keep him from harm.
A poem I wrote as a gift to my wife on her first Mother's Day (2011)
 Jun 2015
Jared A Washburn
I wish you and I could have a chat,
A little talk to put my mind at ease.
I’m going into this without any fatherly advice.
I don’t know what to expect.
All I know is, I want to be just like you.
Will my son say the same thing to me
When he’s about to become a father?
I will try my best (that’s all I can do).
I miss you.
My father died before I became a father myself.  I never was able to pick his brain for advice on being a father.  This poem was written just before my wife gave birth, and I was missing my dad very much.
 Jun 2015
Jared A Washburn
Will the Earth rumble and crack?
Will the tides roll and crash?
Will time stop? Will fire freeze?
Will my heart skip a beat…or three?
Will my face go numb from smiling?
Will wars stop? Will walls come down?
Will the ovation last forever and ever?
Will all this, and more, occur
when I finally meet you?
This poem was written on Feb. 18, 2011, about two weeks before my son was born.  My wife had experienced early labor pains a few days prior to when I wrote this, and we had thought he would be born around the 15th, or so, but he held out until March 1.
 Jun 2015
Jared A Washburn
You’re brave,
Beyond a doubt
The strongest woman known;
A testament to your strength.
Mother.
A poem to my wife when she was pregnant with our son.
 Jun 2015
Jared A Washburn
A pulse
And a pumping
Rhythm that beats throughout
Your body; the internal clock.
Heartbeat.
A poem written in November 2010, when I first heard the pulse/heartbeat of my (then) unborn son.

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