{"id":102,"date":"2016-10-30T08:43:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T08:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoldwriter.com\/?p=102"},"modified":"2020-02-27T03:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T03:54:16","slug":"cuddle-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Cuddle Hunter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>While explorers and adventurers seek out hidden treasure or dangerous wild animals, climb mountains or dive to to the ocean floor, I&#8217;m happy just to look for cuddles&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1083\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Old-Writer-Cuddles-With-Frame.jpg\" alt=\"old-writer-cuddles-with-frame\" width=\"273\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am a cuddle hunter,<br \/>\nNow be careful how that\u2019s said.<br \/>\nIf you get it mixed up,<br \/>\nIt could be very rude instead!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I search for cuddles daily,<br \/>\nI search both near and far;<br \/>\nThey can be hiding in my bathroom,<br \/>\nSometimes waiting in my car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sometimes they\u2019re on the sofa<br \/>\nOr even on the stairs;<br \/>\nI can be standing in the larder<br \/>\nWhen suddenly one appears.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I like it when they creep up on me<br \/>\nAnd take me by surprise,<br \/>\nAnd when I feel them squeezing me<br \/>\nIt makes me close my eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I like cuddles in the morning,<br \/>\nAnd after lunch as well.<br \/>\nBut those cuddles in the evening?<br \/>\nWell&#8230; I\u2019m not supposed to tell!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg\" alt=\"TOOTG Copyright 2016-2020 01\" width=\"142\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01.jpg 5000w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-644x386.jpg 644w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-1200x720.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While explorers and adventurers seek out hidden treasure or dangerous wild animals, climb mountains or dive to to the ocean floor, I&#8217;m happy just to look for cuddles&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I am a cuddle hunter, Now be careful how that\u2019s said. 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