{"id":34,"date":"2003-07-17T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2003-07-17T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34"},"modified":"2003-07-17T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2003-07-17T23:30:00","slug":"i-ache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34","title":{"rendered":"I Ache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a poem I wrote awhile ago&#8230;and then put aside.  But it&#8217;s as true today as it was then.  Wonder if it will always be true?<\/p>\n<p>My hands ache to touch your soft skin<\/p>\n<p>My arms ache to hold you<\/p>\n<p>My lips ache to kiss you<\/p>\n<p>My mouth aches to blow your downy soft hair<\/p>\n<p>My nose aches to smell your powdery fresh scent<\/p>\n<p>My ears ache to hear your cry<\/p>\n<p>My feet ache to move in response to that cry<\/p>\n<p>My fingers ache to feel yours wrapped around them again<\/p>\n<p>My breasts ache to give life again<\/p>\n<p>My eyes ache to look into yours and see myself<\/p>\n<p>My heart aches <\/p>\n<p>I ache<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D34&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=I%20Ache\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34\" data-text=\"I Ache\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"I Ache\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=34\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20I%20Ache&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D34&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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And I tried; really I did. But somehow along the way when I tried to write about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Grieving&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=44","url_meta":{"origin":34,"position":1},"title":"If Only You Could See (poem)","date":"August 28, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"I received this via an email list I'm on for grieving parents. It was so uplifting to me today!I know you're feeling sad today because I had to go. I know you have so many things that remind you of me so. And though you cry as you recall the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poetry&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1137,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=1137","url_meta":{"origin":34,"position":2},"title":"Lullabies","date":"April 21, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"As you can imagine, I've been singing a lot of lullabies lately. With the boys I usually sang hymns - Trust & Obey was a favorite. But JGirl seems to be a bit different. She seems to prefer these two. Golden slumbers By Thomas Dekker Golden slumber kiss your eyes,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family Life&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":988,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=988","url_meta":{"origin":34,"position":3},"title":"Battling for Peace","date":"January 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"This is one of those posts that I'll write but then wonder if I should post...days later I'll wonder if I should have posted it...and weeks later wonder if anyone would notice if I delete it. When we were planning J1's 13th birthday party, Eric ordered the family crest. 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It continues and it's not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Faith&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/whengodissilent.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1384,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=1384","url_meta":{"origin":34,"position":5},"title":"Music Meme","date":"September 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Found this on Ruth's blog - had to squeeze it in before J2's birthday! :) The rules: A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year C.) 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