{"id":2235,"date":"2012-04-02T15:47:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T22:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jforj.com\/campgilgal\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T22:51:50","slug":"an-ode-to-the-memory-of-fob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/an-ode-to-the-memory-of-fob\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to the Memory of FOB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">Hannah Y.<br \/>Age 15<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">FOB<br \/>The fading memory of rest<br \/>With sore legs, bruises and sanity being scattered to the wind<br \/>The words: flat on bunk, is but a phrase uttered, yet never reached<br \/>FOB Alas, FOB<br \/>In the time dusted past of junior camp \u2018twas a few moments each day<br \/>Of pure unadulterated rest<br \/>Only interrupted by the whispers of campers, rustle of papers, and crunches of candy<br \/>FOB <br \/>The fading memory of rest<br \/>Teen Camp rushed into our lives, in its full fiery blaze<br \/>Burning itself into our lives<br \/>We are older, yet maturity is to be questioned<br \/>Each day of teen camp is chaos contained, threatening to burst<br \/>Packed and hectic, coated in surprise and mystery<br \/>A collection of injuries awaits us<br \/>A few hours of sleep beckoning us<br \/>But the tantalizing F.O.B is no longer<br \/>A cobwebbed remembrance<br \/>Oh, FOB!<a href=\"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/4\/2012\/04\/An-Ode2.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-2235];player=img;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2236 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/4\/2012\/04\/An-Ode2-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/4\/2012\/04\/An-Ode2-300x289.jpg 300w, http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/4\/2012\/04\/An-Ode2.jpg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>Dearest FOB!<br \/>Alas! Alas!<br \/>FOB<br \/>The fading memory of rest<br \/>Once I was a foolish child of red cheeks and fancies<br \/>A buffoon without appreciation<br \/>Wrapped up in excitement <br \/>Drunk off the energy of camp<br \/>I detested FOB, cursed its existence<br \/>Dear FOB, gentle being <br \/>FOB cared for my welfare<br \/>Gifted my little frame with rest<br \/>Fight it I did<br \/>But I learned to yearn for its embrace<br \/>Appreciate its gentle ways <br \/>Love the rustle of notes passed and stifled giggles<br \/>FOB<br \/>Oh, FOB!<br \/>Why has teen camp forsaken you?<br \/>Thrown you to the wolves<br \/>Shunned your sweet approach<br \/>Teen camp weaned us off rest<br \/>Taught us the way of the zombie<br \/>But still in the depths of our soul<br \/>The ravines of our thoughts<br \/>We honor your existence<br \/>Miss your silly acronym<br \/>FOB!<br \/>Alas, FOB!<br \/>Come back to us!<br \/>Come back<br \/>FOB<br \/>The fading memory of rest<br \/>Zzzzzzzzzzzz\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Y.Age 15 FOBThe fading memory of restWith sore legs, bruises and sanity being scattered to the windThe words: flat on bunk, is but a phrase uttered, yet never reachedFOB Alas, FOBIn the time dusted past of junior camp \u2018twas a few moments each dayOf pure unadulterated restOnly interrupted by the whispers of campers, rustle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[590,586],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teen-camp-west","category-gilgal-gazette-2011","post-preview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3050,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions\/3050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jforj.org\/campgilgal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}