{"id":8768,"date":"2015-04-07T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T09:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?p=8768"},"modified":"2015-04-07T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:26:33","slug":"f-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"F: Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Childhood memories without friends? How can that be? I had some awesome friends who got me into and out of trouble, who guided me in fashion and studies, helped me figure out my crushes and saved a seat next to them.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t idyllic but it was beautiful. Sadly, I am not close to any of my school friends (save a couple). We drifted apart and personally I find it difficult to reconnect. Maybe it is just me.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one for my school friends<\/p>\n<p>I met you today<\/p>\n<p>Along hard wooden bench rows<\/p>\n<p>Grubby ink-stained hands<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Initials on wood<\/p>\n<p>Pinkie promises, secrets<\/p>\n<p>Friendship bands to share<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A black crow swoops low<\/p>\n<p>We moan and cross our fingers<\/p>\n<p>Oh the ignorance!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Classroom pranks galore<\/p>\n<p>Giggles, stares and secret codes<\/p>\n<p>Oh the innocence!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Slew of angry words<\/p>\n<p>Goodbye and I wish you hell<\/p>\n<p>The pains of teenage<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bittersweet reunion<\/p>\n<p>Oh the silliness of age<\/p>\n<p>Life evaporates<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brown leaves of time fall<\/p>\n<p>The paths we embark diverge<\/p>\n<p>Maybe we will never meet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Come back tomorrow for G: Girls HS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Childhood memories without friends? How can that be? I had some awesome friends who got me into and out of trouble, who guided me in fashion and studies, helped me figure out my crushes and saved a seat next to them. It wasn&#8217;t idyllic but it was beautiful. Sadly, I am not close to any of my school friends (save a couple). We drifted apart and personally I find it difficult to reconnect. Maybe it is just me. Here&#8217;s one for my school friends I met you today Along hard wooden bench rows Grubby ink-stained hands &nbsp; Initials on wood Pinkie promises, secrets Friendship bands to share &nbsp; A black crow swoops low We moan and cross our fingers Oh the ignorance! &nbsp; Classroom pranks galore Giggles, stares and secret codes Oh the innocence! &nbsp; Slew of angry words Goodbye and I wish you hell The pains of teenage &nbsp; Bittersweet reunion Oh the silliness of age Life evaporates &nbsp; Brown leaves of time fall The paths we embark diverge Maybe we will never meet Come back tomorrow for G: Girls HS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[1304,1094,7,1305,49,882,1095],"class_list":["post-8768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings","tag-april-a-to-z-challenge-2015","tag-childhood","tag-friends","tag-haiku","tag-memories","tag-rsk","tag-trichy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Childhood memories without friends? How can that be? I had some awesome friends who got me into and out of trouble, who guided me in fashion and studies, helped me figure out my crushes and saved a seat next to them. It wasn&#8217;t idyllic but it was beautiful. Sadly, I am not close to any of my school friends (save a couple). We drifted apart and personally I find it difficult to reconnect. Maybe it is just me. Here&#8217;s one for my school friends I met you today Along hard wooden bench rows Grubby ink-stained hands &nbsp; Initials on wood Pinkie promises, secrets Friendship bands to share &nbsp; A black crow swoops low We moan and cross our fingers Oh the ignorance! &nbsp; Classroom pranks galore Giggles, stares and secret codes Oh the innocence! &nbsp; Slew of angry words Goodbye and I wish you hell The pains of teenage &nbsp; Bittersweet reunion Oh the silliness of age Life evaporates &nbsp; Brown leaves of time fall The paths we embark diverge Maybe we will never meet Come back tomorrow for G: Girls HS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PoohsDen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@vinitha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vinitha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vinitha\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"headline\":\"F: Friends\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\"},\"wordCount\":184,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"April A to Z Challenge 2015\",\"Childhood\",\"Friends\",\"Haiku\",\"Memories\",\"RSK\",\"Trichy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Writings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\",\"name\":\"F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"F: Friends\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/\",\"name\":\"PoohsDen\",\"description\":\"Words * Family * Travel * Food * Fitness\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3\",\"name\":\"Vinitha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg\",\"width\":683,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Vinitha\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Writer, Environmental Engineer, Sustainability and Climate Change Believer, Dance Aficionado, Bibliomaniac, Opinionated Mom, and Wanderer. Poohsden is Vinitha's other home.\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen","og_description":"Childhood memories without friends? How can that be? I had some awesome friends who got me into and out of trouble, who guided me in fashion and studies, helped me figure out my crushes and saved a seat next to them. It wasn&#8217;t idyllic but it was beautiful. Sadly, I am not close to any of my school friends (save a couple). We drifted apart and personally I find it difficult to reconnect. Maybe it is just me. Here&#8217;s one for my school friends I met you today Along hard wooden bench rows Grubby ink-stained hands &nbsp; Initials on wood Pinkie promises, secrets Friendship bands to share &nbsp; A black crow swoops low We moan and cross our fingers Oh the ignorance! &nbsp; Classroom pranks galore Giggles, stares and secret codes Oh the innocence! &nbsp; Slew of angry words Goodbye and I wish you hell The pains of teenage &nbsp; Bittersweet reunion Oh the silliness of age Life evaporates &nbsp; Brown leaves of time fall The paths we embark diverge Maybe we will never meet Come back tomorrow for G: Girls HS","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/","og_site_name":"PoohsDen","article_published_time":"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Vinitha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@vinitha","twitter_site":"@vinitha","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Vinitha","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/"},"author":{"name":"Vinitha","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"headline":"F: Friends","datePublished":"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/"},"wordCount":184,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg","keywords":["April A to Z Challenge 2015","Childhood","Friends","Haiku","Memories","RSK","Trichy"],"articleSection":["Writings"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/","name":"F: Friends &#8212; PoohsDen","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg","datePublished":"2015-04-07T09:33:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEg_HhjJ-Dg\/VMacmPmHSeI\/AAAAAAAARKE\/8y52nLHJ9a0\/s1600\/F.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/f-friends\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"F: Friends"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/","name":"PoohsDen","description":"Words * Family * Travel * Food * Fitness","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/6feebf25fcf1853b61a30db448a6efe3","name":"Vinitha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_6936.jpg","width":683,"height":1024,"caption":"Vinitha"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Writer, Environmental Engineer, Sustainability and Climate Change Believer, Dance Aficionado, Bibliomaniac, Opinionated Mom, and Wanderer. Poohsden is Vinitha's other home."}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8768"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8843,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8768\/revisions\/8843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}