{"id":8102,"date":"2025-12-09T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=8102"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:03:37","slug":"poem-a-lulu-of-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/09\/poem-a-lulu-of-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: A Lulu of a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote this poem in honor of our oldest grandchild&#8217;s first birthday. Seven years young now.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>A Lulu of a Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lovely little lady Lulu<br \/>\nYou are a gift to us awe<br \/>\nOr more precisely: awwwwww<br \/>\n12-9-18<br \/>\nThe perfect combination<br \/>\nOf utter exhaustion and bounding joy<br \/>\nMay you ever grow up<br \/>\nWith presence beyond description<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote this poem in honor of our oldest grandchild&#8217;s first birthday. 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