{"id":1671,"date":"2018-12-01T15:17:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T15:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2020-04-07T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:20:06","slug":"just-a-friday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"Just a Friday Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Not always that easy to find the motivation\u2026..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1280-644x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" width=\"429\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1280-644x537.jpg 644w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1280-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1280-768x640.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1280-1200x1000.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">As the chill morning air<br>\nBanishes a few days of heat,<br>\nAnd the rain gently falls,<br>\nFor our plants such a treat.<br>\nA second pot of coffee,<br>\nAs if by magic;<br>\nNot to soak up this splendour<br>\nWould surely be tragic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The camera shutter clicks,<br> Must capture the morning<br> As the mist cloaks the mountain,<br> Of more rain it\u2019s a warning.<br> Searching for the energy<br> To make a start to our day,<br> Or should we just stay here?<br> Perhaps we just may!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TOOTG-Copyright-2016-2020-01-644x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2613\" width=\"173\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"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-2016-2020-01-300x180.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-2016-2020-01-1200x720.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not always that easy to find the motivation\u2026.. As the chill morning air Banishes a few days of heat, And the rain gently falls, For our plants such a treat. A second pot of coffee, As if by magic; Not to soak up this splendour Would surely be tragic. 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