{"id":1646,"date":"2026-01-15T22:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:09:22","slug":"once-upon-a-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/once-upon-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rythmicchimney.org\/staging\/2056\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1897-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Once upon a time when kiddies were smaller,<br>Puddles were wider, and fences were taller.<br>I could climb to the top of the tallest trees,<br>As far as it was, that\u2019s how far I could see.<br><br>It was much longer to the close of the day,<br>The end of the line was much farther away.<br>Could always make do with whatever I had<br>The Father of Invention was my comrade.<br><br>Live for today, there was no time to borrow.<br>Could not imagine the world of tomorrow.<br>I Danced in the sunshine, played in the rain.<br>A kiss or a lollipop eased every pain.<br><br>Life was so simple then, not complicated<br>With what, when, and how daily cares were abated.<br>Now constant concern for affairs of the day<br>Leaves no time for dancing and less time for play<br><br>I\u2019m taller and smarter, much more mature.<br>Prospects and perspectives have all changed for sure.<br>But when I remember, for those days I pine<br>When life was so simple, once upon a time.<br><br><br><br>By Yvonne Golden<br>12\/30\/2024<br><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time when kiddies were smaller,Puddles were wider, and fences were taller.I could climb to the top of the tallest trees,As far as it was, that\u2019s how far I could see.It was much longer to the close of the day,The end of the line was much farther away.Could always make do with whatever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1646","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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