new born

from hand to arm
the new
baby goes,
swaddled in a fresh
cotton
shroud
to keep him warm.
how we love
new life,
how we want to hold
what tomorrow
can bring,
what this child will
mean
to a mother,
a father.
what joy there is in
new life.
pass him around
one more
time
and say a prayer
that they will get it
right.