{"id":2002,"date":"2020-04-14T00:04:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T04:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2020-04-10T18:09:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T22:09:51","slug":"a-to-z-challenge-2020-l-is-for-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"A to Z Challenge 2020: L is for Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/L2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1910\" src=\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/L2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/L2020.jpg 200w, http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/L2020-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2003\" src=\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/love.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/love.png 225w, http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/love-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love starts at an early age<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re less than one, that\u2019d be the stage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your focused eyes stare into space<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And look upon your parents\u2019 face<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their loving glance, their warming grin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know with them you\u2019re bound to win<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You ask for love when they stop by<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For then you have no need to cry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They pick you up and hold you tight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know that everything\u2019s all right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as you grow, your love expands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need some way to use your hands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dog or cat or comfy pet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will share your life if you\u2019ll just let<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Them in your space to comfort you<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And show them love when you feel blue<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With touch and hugs your love abounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which they return with pleasant sounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, not all the pets are real<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some may be stuffed as toys to feel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This love of them is very strong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And helps you when those things go wrong<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you grow up, no need for toys<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your love is meant for girls or boys<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You find that they are right for you<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To share your life with chosen few\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These friends define the love you share<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They understand, they really care<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until your hormones start to rage\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then it\u2019s time to turn the page<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is he the one? Is she for me?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time will tell, you wait and see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some might work out and others fail<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love still remains to tell the tale<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s heartbreak and excitement too<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you grow up, you\u2019re never through<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then you find, the one that love<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has taken you to skies above<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one you cherish till the end<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one that\u2019s more than just a friend<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This love created is most strong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is returned, and rights all wrong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two candles burned but now they\u2019re one<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through many years your love will run<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t think that now love\u2019s run its course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For sometimes there\u2019s another source<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of needed love before you\u2019re through<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child is born, a life that\u2019s new<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start again, I\u2019m talking of\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This cycle that we all call love<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Love starts at an early age You\u2019re less than one, that\u2019d be the stage Your focused eyes stare into space And look upon your parents\u2019 face Their loving glance, their warming grin You know with them you\u2019re bound &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=2002\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,4,7],"tags":[70,67,225],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-to-z-blog-challenge-2020","category-original-stories","category-story-writing","tag-a-to-z-blog-challenge","tag-harvey-heilbrun","tag-love"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2004,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions\/2004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}