{"id":407,"date":"2023-07-08T19:18:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2023-07-08T19:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:18:47","slug":"walking-snowy-with-my-partner-my-love-my-wife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/walking-snowy-with-my-partner-my-love-my-wife","title":{"rendered":"Walking Snowy \u2013 with my partner, my love, my wife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">In the golden hour's gentle embrace,\r\nWe walk with my puppy, full of grace.\r\nSnowy, our precious friend so dear,\r\nWith bright questioning eyes, devoid of fear.\r\n\r\nAs evening shadows dance and play,\r\nHe waits patiently, day after day.\r\nWhen our work is done, a familiar routine,\r\nWe set off together, a blissful scene.\r\n\r\nWith leash in hand, his joy takes flight,\r\nBounding forth with pure delight.\r\nCollar snugly around his neck,\r\nHe can't stop but relish his wagging trek.\r\n\r\nEach blade of grass, a new frontier,\r\nEvery pebble demands inspection near.\r\nHe explores the path, curious and keen,\r\nSquirrels taunting him, a playful scene.\r\n\r\nOther dogs we meet, old and new,\r\nConversations shared, in words only they knew.\r\nSniffing and wagging, tails held high,\r\nCreating friendships, as time drifts by.\r\n\r\nEven as he takes care of his affairs,\r\nCleaning up behind him, my heart repairs.\r\nHis appetite for life, a mystery profound,\r\nWhat treasures he finds on the ground!\r\n\r\nAnd when a deer appears in view,\r\nNo leash can restrain his valiant pursuit.\r\nHe defends his domain with a noble might,\r\nA protector, fierce and bold in sight.\r\n\r\nBut when the walk comes to an end,\r\nBy his water bowl, he starts to descend.\r\nSipping cool water, his thirst he quells,\r\nRenewing spirits, as he replenishes wells.\r\n\r\nFor each walk with Snowy, a sacred chance,\r\nA renewal of faith, a joyous dance.\r\nIn his presence, life's wonders unfold,\r\nA reminder of the treasures yet untold.\r\n\r\nSo, we wander together, side by side,\r\nIn nature's embrace, we confide.\r\nOur puppy, our friend, forever true,\r\nSnowy, our love, we cherish you!\r\n\r\n\r\n<em>-Mani\r<\/em>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the golden hour&#8217;s gentle embrace, We walk with my puppy, full of grace. Snowy, our precious friend so dear, With bright questioning eyes, devoid of fear. As evening shadows dance and play, He waits patiently, day after day. When &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/our-poetry\/walking-snowy-with-my-partner-my-love-my-wife\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-407","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":408,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions\/408"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}