{"id":38496,"date":"2026-03-24T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themoehrings.com\/?p=38496"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:22:34","slug":"poetry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themoehrings.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/poetry-2","title":{"rendered":"Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Benjamin’s poetry always impresses me. \"\ud83d\ude42\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Lasting Impact
By: Benjamin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders, teachers, friends and rivals
People you may never forget
They help you learn lessons
Of which you owe them a debt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not take for granted
What others have to give
Make sure to have listened
Experience is a great gift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether a pastor, a coach
Or even an old lady at the zoo
Allow yourself to poach
Their knowledge too<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Benjamin’s poetry always impresses me. A Lasting ImpactBy: Benjamin Leaders, teachers, friends and rivalsPeople you may never forgetThey help you learn lessonsOf which you owe them a debt Do not take for grantedWhat others have to giveMake sure to have listenedExperience is a great gift Whether a pastor, a coachOr even an old lady at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[201,4885],"tags":[3918,2114,854],"class_list":["post-38496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benjamin-kids","category-core-100","tag-assignment","tag-impressed","tag-poetry","wpcat-201-id","wpcat-4885-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p504YJ-a0U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12968,"url":"https:\/\/www.themoehrings.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/creative","url_meta":{"origin":38496,"position":0},"title":"Creative","author":"Becca","date":"May 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"My children's most recent poetry:","rel":"","context":"In "Benjamin"","block_context":{"text":"Benjamin","link":"https:\/\/www.themoehrings.com\/index.php\/cat\/kids\/benjamin-kids"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themoehrings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/proud-mom-svg.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themoehrings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/proud-mom-svg.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themoehrings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/proud-mom-svg.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themoehrings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/proud-mom-svg.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26586,"url":"https:\/\/www.themoehrings.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/6th-6-weeks-of-core-j","url_meta":{"origin":38496,"position":1},"title":"6th 6 Weeks of Core J","author":"Becca","date":"June 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Benjamin finished up 8th grade in the middle of May. 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