{"id":73850,"date":"2020-06-28T02:11:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T06:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=73850"},"modified":"2020-06-29T15:12:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T19:12:49","slug":"hour-18prompt-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/hour-18prompt-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Hour 18: The Christmas Angel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Christmas Angel<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Quite a few years ago, on a bittersweet Christmas day<\/p>\n

My family got together, all of us I must say.<\/p>\n

Family came from far and near with one thing on our mind<\/p>\n

It was most likely going to be my uncles last Christmas<\/p>\n

He was running out of time.<\/p>\n

The presents were all given, our tummies had been filled<\/p>\n

There was one thing left for us to do, our wish would be fulfilled.<\/p>\n

We wanted a Christmas picture to commemorate this day.<\/p>\n

How would we manage it? Who would take it and be out of the way?<\/p>\n

We thought and long we pondered, and then we thought some more.<\/p>\n

And as we were all thinking, a knock came at our door.<\/p>\n

In complete surprise we answered it, to find a family friend there<\/p>\n

They had never come by on Christmas day, but now, an answer to a prayer.<\/p>\n

The friends they took the picture, with Christmas blessings went on their way<\/p>\n

They were our Christmas Angels, who saved that Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

So now we have the picture, a precious memory to later view<\/p>\n

For my uncle passed a few weeks later, it was his last Christmas, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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