{"id":1070,"date":"2017-01-20T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2017-01-20T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:40:06","slug":"my-love-song-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=1070","title":{"rendered":"my love song to you&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wish that I could write you a love song<br \/>\na simple tune that would run through your head<br \/>\nwhenever it is, you need to be<br \/>\nsoothed<br \/>\nor bolstered<br \/>\nor<br \/>\nsaved<br \/>\nI wish that I could offer you hope<br \/>\na simple lift to your spirits<br \/>\nto raise you up<br \/>\nor to see you<br \/>\nthrough<br \/>\nto give you light<br \/>\nwhen all feels dim<br \/>\nI wish to always be the kindness<br \/>\nthat touches your day<br \/>\nand makes you<br \/>\nsmile<br \/>\nand when I cannot be<br \/>\nthat<br \/>\nmaybe I could be the friend you recognize<br \/>\nbut never knew<br \/>\nyou knew<br \/>\nor the thought that makes you pause<br \/>\nand see a simple pleasure<br \/>\nor reflection of beauty<br \/>\nin something<br \/>\nquite<br \/>\nsmall<\/p>\n<p>I wish that I could offer you a warm<br \/>\ncup of tea<br \/>\nor coffee<br \/>\na nice glass of wine<br \/>\nor something quite strong<br \/>\nand we could sit and watch the birds<br \/>\nand talk about our troubles<br \/>\nof the day<br \/>\nand we would eat little cakes<br \/>\nor lovely apples<br \/>\nand we would smile at the<br \/>\nsweetness<br \/>\ncontained<\/p>\n<p>I wish that we would find comfort<br \/>\nin each other\u2019s company<br \/>\nor in just knowing<br \/>\nwe were there<br \/>\nand this was enough to put<br \/>\na smile on the sun<\/p>\n<p>I wish that in offering up our worries<br \/>\nfor the world<br \/>\nwe then would let them go<br \/>\nand watch as they slowly vanished<br \/>\ninto<br \/>\n<em>t<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0h<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 i<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0i<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 r<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wish that when I write this song for you<br \/>\nyou will know<br \/>\nalways<br \/>\nthe contents of my heart<br \/>\nas well as\u00a0your own<br \/>\nand that<br \/>\nin this knowing<br \/>\nyou<br \/>\nwill recognize kindness<br \/>\nwhen it comes<br \/>\nand light<br \/>\nwhen it shines<br \/>\nthat you will offer the world<br \/>\nsomething good<br \/>\nand not allow yourself<br \/>\nto be fed on fear<br \/>\npossibly to centre yourself in<br \/>\nGratitude<br \/>\nand all the richness<br \/>\nthis contains<\/p>\n<p>I wish that when this song reaches you<br \/>\n(and even in recognizing that I am no songwriter)<br \/>\nyou suddenly think to yourself,<br \/>\nI can\u2019t quite remember<br \/>\nthe tune<\/p>\n<p>still<\/p>\n<p>you<br \/>\nsmile,<br \/>\nmaybe you think of me<br \/>\nand you<br \/>\nand I<br \/>\nwe together<br \/>\nwe continue our search<br \/>\nfor<br \/>\nthat simple bit<br \/>\nof<br \/>\nhope \u2665<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>on this day, this my love song to the world&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish that I could write you a love song a simple tune that would run through your head whenever it is, you need to be soothed or bolstered or saved I wish that I could offer you hope a&hellip; 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