{"id":1694,"date":"2021-06-07T23:22:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T04:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2021-07-28T23:24:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:24:25","slug":"a-photo-held-tight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/2021\/06\/07\/a-photo-held-tight\/","title":{"rendered":"A Photo Held Tight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember these things of long ago for what it\u2019s worth,<\/span><\/p>\n

It all began twenty one years after my earth born birth,<\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulty remembering blocks memories of when I\u2019d fight,<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet I easily recall night when I would hold your photo tight,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Laying still in the pouring rain holds no memory I find dear,<\/span><\/p>\n

But I remember trying to avoid death as I filled with fear,<\/span><\/p>\n

As the notice of draft flashed in my head I\u2019d hold you tight,<\/span><\/p>\n

Your photograph was my sole comfort each and every night,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How I wanted to hold you tight if ever I\u2019d again be near,<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest fear I knew was you wanting me to disappear,<\/span><\/p>\n

But once again I would do the same in the darkness of night,<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d hold you near to my heart until I would again feel right,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Many times the photo has been reprinted as it\u2019s getting worn,<\/span><\/p>\n

The original I keep hidden as it would hurt if ever it was torn,<\/span><\/p>\n

My greatest treasure in life is your photo I hold each night,<\/span><\/p>\n

To stare into your eyes brings relief and moments of delight,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How I miss you as I hold your photograph next to me,<\/span><\/p>\n

Salty teardrops trace my face making it difficult to see,<\/span><\/p>\n

I fell so deeply in love with you on the very first night,<\/span><\/p>\n

Never have I doubted my loving you or felt it wasn\u2019t right,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There is no doubt that my main purpose in life is to love you,<\/span><\/p>\n

When I came through that window I knew what I had to do,<\/span><\/p>\n

I became obsessed and the next night I held a photo tight,<\/span><\/p>\n

The obsession was you as I prayed for you every night,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

While training in Dallas you were always in my heart,<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the draft returned me home to do my patriotic part,<\/span><\/p>\n

While home on leave a moment of tender love was right,<\/span><\/p>\n

Your kiss awoke emotions felt as I held your photo tight,<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Evening shadows brought fear as I yearned to hold you,<\/span><\/p>\n

A moment too far away in time and in travel distance too,<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing I wouldn\u2019t do for a chance to hold you tight,<\/span><\/p>\n

The beauty within a photograph got me through the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The end. I love you Patti<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I remember these things of long ago for what it\u2019s worth, It all began twenty one years after my earth born birth, Difficulty remembering blocks memories of when I\u2019d fight, Yet I easily recall night when I would hold your photo tight,   Laying still in the pouring rain holds no memory I find dear, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1695,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694\/revisions\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}