{"id":1607,"date":"2014-08-23T11:23:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T15:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2014-08-23T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T15:26:25","slug":"blank-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/blank-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Blank Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">The blank pages of a journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Are waiting for thoughts to flow;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I have several, one for each family member<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">So someday they will all know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">How my heart loves them,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">How I know I am truly blessed;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Even with misunderstandings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is a reason behind every test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The blank pages of a scrapbook<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Are ready for memories to unfold;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">So many moments filled with pride<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">In these pages I will share the joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sports, graduation, college,\u00a0serving our country<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Little ones growing up too soon;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Now I keep those memories close by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My three children and husband, I love you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The blank pages of a notebook<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Where poems and stories start;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Okay, that&#8217;s not always true&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Many come from the heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">An Oscar Moment in Time<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Is not always a trophy or an award;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It&#8217;s family or a friend<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Asking the writer for one more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blank pages of a journal Are waiting for thoughts to flow; I have several, one for each family member So someday they will all know. How my heart loves them, How I know I am truly blessed; Even with misunderstandings There is a reason&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-half-marathon-poem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1644,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607\/revisions\/1644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}