{"id":170,"date":"2017-01-22T22:02:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T22:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gillianclarke.co.uk\/gc2017\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2017-02-28T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:37:39","slug":"my-box","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.gillianclarke.co.uk\/gc2017\/my-box\/","title":{"rendered":"My Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"poemBlack\">My\u00a0box\u00a0is\u00a0made\u00a0of\u00a0golden\u00a0oak,<br \/>\nmy\u00a0lover\u2019s\u00a0gift\u00a0to\u00a0me.<br \/>\nHe\u00a0fitted\u00a0hinges\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0lock<br \/>\nof\u00a0brass\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0bright\u00a0key.<br \/>\nHe\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0winter\u00a0nights,<br \/>\nsanded\u00a0and\u00a0oiled\u00a0and\u00a0planed,<br \/>\nengraved\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0heavy\u00a0lid<br \/>\nin\u00a0brass,\u00a0a\u00a0golden\u00a0tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poemBlack\">In\u00a0my\u00a0box\u00a0are\u00a0twelve\u00a0black\u00a0books<br \/>\nwhere\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0written\u00a0down<br \/>\nhow\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0sanded,\u00a0oiled\u00a0and\u00a0planed,<br \/>\nplanted\u00a0a\u00a0garden,\u00a0built\u00a0a\u00a0wall,<br \/>\nseen\u00a0jays\u00a0and\u00a0goldcrests,\u00a0rare\u00a0red\u00a0kites,<br \/>\nfound\u00a0the\u00a0wild\u00a0heartsease,\u00a0drilled\u00a0a\u00a0well,<br \/>\nharvested\u00a0apples\u00a0and\u00a0words\u00a0and\u00a0days<br \/>\nand\u00a0planted\u00a0a\u00a0golden\u00a0tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poemBlack\">On\u00a0an\u00a0open\u00a0shelf\u00a0I\u00a0keep\u00a0my\u00a0box.<br \/>\nIts\u00a0key\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0lock.<br \/>\nI\u00a0leave\u00a0it\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0read,<br \/>\nor\u00a0them\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0dead,<br \/>\nhow\u00a0everything\u00a0is\u00a0slowly\u00a0made,<br \/>\nhow\u00a0slowly\u00a0things\u00a0made\u00a0me,<br \/>\na\u00a0tree,\u00a0a\u00a0lover,\u00a0words,\u00a0a\u00a0box,<br \/>\nbooks\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0golden\u00a0tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poemBlack\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F309966960&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"poemBlack\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gillianclarke.co.uk\/gc2017\/notes-my-box\/\">Notes&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My\u00a0box\u00a0is\u00a0made\u00a0of\u00a0golden\u00a0oak, my\u00a0lover\u2019s\u00a0gift\u00a0to\u00a0me. 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