{"id":27542,"date":"2016-08-14T05:13:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T09:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=27542"},"modified":"2016-08-14T05:13:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T09:13:49","slug":"childhood-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/childhood-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Playing spies with my cousins<\/span><\/p>\n

After dark at Grandma and Grandpa\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiding behind houses and sheds<\/span><\/p>\n

Trying to capture the other team<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lying in the grass on a cool summer night<\/span><\/p>\n

Talking with a friend in the churchyard<\/span><\/p>\n

Enjoying the simplicity of country living<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking up at the stars<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fishing trips on summer evenings<\/span><\/p>\n

As a family, sitting quietly<\/span><\/p>\n

Swatting mosquitoes<\/span><\/p>\n

And watching for my bobber to sink<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Camping in the yard<\/span><\/p>\n

In a makeshift tent of blankets<\/span><\/p>\n

Snuggling down in the sleeping bag<\/span><\/p>\n

When early morning coolness came<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sledding with my brothers<\/span><\/p>\n

On trash bags and refrigerator doors<\/span><\/p>\n

Celebrating a rare snow-day<\/span><\/p>\n

Two inches of snow on our southern soil<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas, always the best<\/span><\/p>\n

Anticipation and surprise brimming<\/span><\/p>\n

Hot chocolate and cookies<\/span><\/p>\n

Traditions and family <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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