{"id":3160,"date":"2010-06-20T19:24:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T00:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/?page_id=3160"},"modified":"2014-11-09T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T17:05:39","slug":"my-little-scrapper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/sports-poems\/my-little-scrapper\/","title":{"rendered":"My Little Scrapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking back through all the years<br \/>\nHow swiftly they\u2019ve passed by<br \/>\nI close my eyes and bite my lip<br \/>\nTry so hard not to cry<br \/>\nYou were always such a scrapper<br \/>\nA raging thunderstorm<br \/>\nThe day you shed your diaper<br \/>\nYou donned a uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Fear \u2013 never a factor<br \/>\nWith the toughest, there you stood<br \/>\nYou have the will, the soul,<br \/>\nthe heart&#8230;<br \/>\nBut, I always knew you would<br \/>\nI watch you while you\u2019re sleeping<br \/>\nSo still, so calm, serene<br \/>\nOnce you step upon<br \/>\nThat football field<br \/>\nYou\u2019re one powerful machine.<\/p>\n<p>I marvel at your talents<br \/>\nYou\u2019re intense and dedicated<br \/>\nSo keen, devoted, daring<br \/>\nJust as I anticipated<br \/>\nYour qualities are endless<br \/>\nYou\u2019re faithful, kind and true<br \/>\nRighteous and respected<br \/>\nA leader, Josh, that\u2019s you!<\/p>\n<p>Watching you play any sport<br \/>\nHas always been a pleasure<br \/>\nYou\u2019re masterful and focused<br \/>\nMy pride &#8211; I can not measure<br \/>\nAnd now my little scrapper<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve become a strapping man<br \/>\nSo stay steadfast \u2026 follow the sun<br \/>\nAnd be the best you can!<\/p>\n<div>\u00a9 Judy Muldowney<\/div>\n<div>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.familyfriendpoems.com\/life\/poetry.asp?poem=21779#ixzz0rRUbnJ6N\" target=\"_blank\">High School Football, Sports Poems<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.familyfriendpoems.com\/life\/poetry.asp?poem=21779#ixzz0rRUbnJ6N\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.familyfriendpoems.com\/life\/poetry.asp?poem=21779#ixzz0rRUbnJ6N<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking back through all the years How swiftly they\u2019ve passed by I close my eyes and bite my lip Try so hard not to cry You were always such a scrapper A raging thunderstorm The day you shed your diaper&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1013,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3160"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3163,"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160\/revisions\/3163"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/scrappinstuff.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}