{"id":4569,"date":"2019-12-13T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4569"},"modified":"2019-12-03T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:51:52","slug":"life-is-a-treasure-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/life-is-a-treasure-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is a Treasure Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

The experiences shared by those now gone
\nThe opinions with which you may not agree
\nShowed another’s path whose wisdom they share
\nTo us today, you and me.<\/p>\n

If you write them down, stories and dreams
\nFilter the good, of what’s there
\nYou’ll find a treasure map to follow in life:
\nSeek and find, with others in time your clues you’ll share<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The experiences shared by those now gone The opinions with which you may not agree Showed another’s path whose wisdom they share To us today, you and me. If you write them down, stories and dreams Filter the good, of what’s there You’ll find a treasure map to follow in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[65,4230],"class_list":["post-4569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-life-2","tag-treasure-map","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1bH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2313,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/treasure-sleeps-on-chest-of-all-she-needs\/","url_meta":{"origin":4569,"position":0},"title":"Treasure Sleeps on Chest of All She Needs","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"21st September 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a lot of \"we must look after our own first\" going around now that the refuggees from Syria are on their way. 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