{"id":18958,"date":"2018-04-01T13:21:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T17:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/?p=18958"},"modified":"2018-04-01T13:21:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T17:21:58","slug":"reminders-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/2018\/04\/poetry-in-motion\/reminders-of-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminders of Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had someone describe something to you without saying exactly what it was? They just use clues and descriptions to imply what they\u2019re referring to, yet you still know exactly what they\u2019re talking about. I recently heard a song by Sturgill Simpson called \u201cPanbowl\u201d \u2013 in that song he describes an old man by saying \u201chis eyes held the sea\u201d which I thought was an interesting and clever way to tell the listener about the color of the old man\u2019s eyes. In this poem, I will attempt to do the same by rhyming about things we get to see out the windshield that might remind us of someone we love. It could be a child, a friend, a spouse or just someone you\u2019re missing. My wife and I don\u2019t have kids of our own, but we have several nieces and nephews that we consider our kids, so I can certainly relate to the feeling of missing the little ones while being on the road for days or weeks at a time. I also miss my friends when we aren\u2019t together, since they are like family to me, as well. I can sometimes spend all day being caught up in the chaos of the job and then something beautiful and simple will catch my eye and remind me of someone I miss. With special thanks to Siobhan Wagner Photography, I have included a picture Siobhan took of my amazingly-beautiful and incredibly-funny niece Karsyn. I think this picture truly captures her silly personality and should be an easy indicator of the missing \u201chue\u201d I am describing in this poem. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MISSING HUE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> By Trevor Hardwick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"AprilPoem1\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1-600x461.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AprilPoem1.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I thought about that pretty girl of mine;<br \/>\nWhile passing by Forget-Me-Nots,<br \/>\nAnd fields of Columbine.<br \/>\nI was stricken by that color,<br \/>\nAnd she quickly came to mind&#8230;<br \/>\nI thought about that pretty girl of mine.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking \u2018bout the color of the sea;<br \/>\nIt\u2019s deep and wide, and captivates,<br \/>\nThe deepest part of me.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s strong and wild, and beautiful,<br \/>\nAs anyone can see&#8230;<br \/>\nI\u2019m thinking \u2018bout the color of the sea.<\/p>\n<p>I contemplate the color of the sky;<br \/>\nWhen clouds are nowhere to be found,<br \/>\nThe sun is way up high.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s vast and bright, and infinite,<br \/>\nAnd it makes me want to fly&#8230;<br \/>\nAs I contemplate the color of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>A color should be easy to explain;<br \/>\nThe fifth hue in a rainbow,<br \/>\nWhen the sunlight meets the rain.<br \/>\nA certain shade of sapphire,<br \/>\nOr a cutting-torches flame&#8230;<br \/>\nA color should be easy to explain.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m talking \u2018bout the color of her eyes;<br \/>\nAnd how I feel each time we part,<br \/>\nAnd have to say goodbye.<br \/>\nIf you see them, even once,<br \/>\nYou\u2019d surely empathize&#8230;<br \/>\nI\u2019m talking \u2018bout the color of her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>I thought about that pretty girl of mine;<br \/>\nWhile passing by Forget-Me-Nots,<br \/>\nAnd fields of Columbine.<br \/>\nI was stricken by that color,<br \/>\nAnd she quickly came to mind&#8230;<br \/>\nI thought about that pretty girl of mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had someone describe something to you without saying exactly what it was? They just use clues and descriptions to imply what they\u2019re referring to, yet you still know exactly what they\u2019re talking about. I recently heard a song by Sturgill Simpson called \u201cPanbowl\u201d \u2013 in that song he describes an old man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-poetry-in-motion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18958"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19249,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18958\/revisions\/19249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}