Kindled with joy, we welcomed our baby boy
Every prayer answered the day you arrived
Vast is the love a father learns to hold
I watched my whole world change at your first cry
Never alone — my son, I'm always by your side
Tuan Kiet is your Vietnamese name
Under it, courage and kindness are one
A gift from the homeland across the sea
Never forget where your family began
Keep it with pride, let it steady your hand
In you, two worlds meet and make a good man
Each road you walk, let your roots keep you strong
Take them wherever your journey may go
Nguyen is the name you will carry with grace
Growing up in a fast and restless age
Unafraid, you will find your own place
Yours is the strength to turn every page
Embrace what we teach, then go make your way
Now and always, I lift your name in prayer to the Lord
T.A. Nguyen
April 2009
(For my son, Kevin Tuan Kiet Nguyen, with love!)
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