{"id":510,"date":"2012-10-23T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T13:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=510"},"modified":"2012-10-23T13:40:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T13:40:55","slug":"an-error-of-omission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=510","title":{"rendered":"An Error of Omission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=510\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><em><strong>A while ago,<\/strong> a dear friend and the mother of three beautiful daughters observed, in conversation, that I had written poems involving only two of her three progeny. Conspicuously (to only a mother), I had unintentionally omitted one. Eyes opened, I realized that this was, in fact, so. I don\u2019t do poems on consignment or upon request but I guess I felt a bit guilty. Recently, I sat down at my computer and started what was to be my traditional Christmas poem but I soon discovered that my subconscious had taken over. This is the result. (As a bit of insight into the Stash poetry-process, I really don\u2019t really create my poems, I merely transcribe what the voice in my head dictates.) <strong>Stash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweet Rachel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some folks thought Rachel pesky and wild<br \/>\nBut, truth be known, she was a curious child:<\/p>\n<p>Why do girls don dresses and boys wear pants?<br \/>\nWhy does Dad squeeze Mom, when they dance?<\/p>\n<p>How do they make pickles so crunchy and dilly?<br \/>\nWhy does beer make Uncle Rick so silly?<\/p>\n<p>How can you use sunshine as a fuel?<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s in the box&#8230; could it be a mule?<\/p>\n<p>Why is there hair in Dad\u2019s nose and ears?<br \/>\nWhere did Santa get flying reindeer?<\/p>\n<p>For Rachie, every day is just like Christmas&#8230;<br \/>\nShe lives each day but without a gift list.<\/p>\n<p>Embracing each morning as if a present&#8230;<br \/>\nThis is what makes Rachel so effervescent.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Rachie has the answer to perpetual bliss:<br \/>\nGreet every day with a smile and a holiday kiss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stash<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while ago, a dear friend and the mother of three beautiful daughters observed, in conversation, that I had written poems involving only two of her three progeny. Conspicuously (to only a mother), I had unintentionally omitted one. Eyes opened, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=510\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}