{"id":44766,"date":"2020-03-14T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T12:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=44766"},"modified":"2020-03-14T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T12:13:09","slug":"toby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/toby\/","title":{"rendered":"TOBY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toby a handsome young man<br \/>\nThat belongs<br \/>\nTo our Druid order<br \/>\nThe Cotswold throngs<br \/>\nWith a kindly disposition<br \/>\nWarm-hearted and real<br \/>\nUnselfish and tender<br \/>\nAnd doesn\u2019t conceal<br \/>\nHis fraternal feelings<br \/>\nFor someone like me<br \/>\nDisabled and in pain<br \/>\nHis sympathy<br \/>\nIt isn\u2019t hidden<br \/>\nAt Stonehenge what he<br \/>\nDid was to push<br \/>\nIt was hard work<br \/>\nFor me<br \/>\nThe wet grass the tufts<br \/>\nIt\u2019s not easy at all<br \/>\nBut  Toby was up to it<br \/>\nHis brotherly call<br \/>\nResponsive and caring<br \/>\nHe really walked tall<\/p>\n<p>He is mindful in many ways thoughtful<br \/>\nAnd caring<br \/>\nAnd being deliberative<br \/>\nHe\u2019s also sharing<br \/>\nWrapped in good thoughts<br \/>\nAt the end of the day<br \/>\nContemplative too<br \/>\nAnd For me today<\/p>\n<p>To see him as my friend<br \/>\nA young man who feels<br \/>\nObligingness and gentleness<br \/>\nAnd that reveals<br \/>\nSo much from his past<br \/>\nFine mannered he be<br \/>\nA joy to be with<br \/>\nUnruffled and free<\/p>\n<p>One of the order<br \/>\nThe ritual where he<br \/>\nExcels in so many ways<br \/>\nAnd he is key<br \/>\nPrincipled soft spoken<br \/>\nUnique in many ways<br \/>\nA real lovely boy<br \/>\nWhose integrity<br \/>\nPays<br \/>\ndividends clearly<br \/>\nHis family today<br \/>\nWith Paul and with Debbie<br \/>\nBoth Druids too,  they<br \/>\nAre models of virtue<br \/>\nThey are kindly, they care<br \/>\nOf generous nature<br \/>\nWhenever they are there<br \/>\nAt the rituals<br \/>\nTheir love and their wonderful bond<br \/>\nRubs off on others<br \/>\nWho like me, are fond<\/p>\n<p>Dear Toby Spring\u2019s sprung<br \/>\nAnd the daffodils dance<br \/>\nThey take on  the storm clouds<br \/>\nAnd with every chance<br \/>\nStay so well rooted with their trumpets of gold<br \/>\nDespite the austerity<br \/>\nThey clearly hold<br \/>\nSway<br \/>\nWith a Gentleness they just perform<br \/>\nA spirited lift to those now who warm<br \/>\nTo their spectre and jewel<br \/>\nTo their Dancing refrain<br \/>\nA glorification despite the cool rain<\/p>\n<p>You Toby are someone special I know<br \/>\nWith a presence and gentleness<br \/>\nAnd it  does show<br \/>\nA remarkable quality<br \/>\nIn every way<br \/>\nAnd I  hope you feel better soon<\/p>\n<p>Rex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby a handsome young man That belongs To our Druid order The Cotswold throngs With a kindly disposition Warm-hearted and real Unselfish and tender And doesn\u2019t conceal His fraternal feelings For someone like me Disabled and in pain His sympathy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/toby\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-people-i-have-observed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44766"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44770,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44766\/revisions\/44770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}