 {"id":1861,"date":"2021-07-13T21:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T21:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2021-07-13T21:24:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T21:24:54","slug":"if-i-had-only-known-_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/if-i-had-only-known-_\/","title":{"rendered":"If I had only known.._"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>kezzy,<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is even nicer to have an explanation of LIFE ! That&#8217;s where the choices are. Choices that can make a difference&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>A difference in the way we relate to people&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em><img class=\"wp-image-1862\" src=\"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cid001201cb5a13dollar2ba149a0dollar0201a8c0xaviers.jpeg\" alt=\"cid:001201cb5a13$2ba149a0$0201a8c0@xaviers\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 photo\/montage : terryq<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If I had only known it was our last walk in the rain<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d keep you out for hours in the storm<\/p>\n<p>I would hold your hand, like a lifeline to my heart<\/p>\n<p>And underneath the thunder we&#8217;d be warm<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known it was our last walk in the rain<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known I&#8217;d never hear your voice again<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d memorise each thing you ever said<\/p>\n<p>And on these lonely nights, I could\u00a0think of them once more<\/p>\n<p>And keep your words alive inside my head<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known I&#8217;d never hear your voice again.<\/p>\n<p>You were the treasure in my heart<\/p>\n<p>You were the one who always stood beside me<\/p>\n<p>So unaware, I foolishly believed that you would always be there<\/p>\n<p>But then came a day when I closed my eyes<\/p>\n<p>And you slipped away.<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known it\u00a0was my last night by your side<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d pray a miracle would stop the dawn<\/p>\n<p>And when you smiled at me, I would look into your eyes<\/p>\n<p>And make sure you know my love for you goes on and on<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known<\/p>\n<p>if I had only known<\/p>\n<p>The love I would&#8217;ve shown<\/p>\n<p>If I had only known&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jana Stanfield<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We can never really know when that last walk<\/p>\n<p>or the last conversation<\/p>\n<p>or the last night\u00a0 might be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So reach out now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>care more now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>listen more attentively now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>spend more time with now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>say &#8220;thanks&#8221; and all those\u00a0 other nice\u00a0 things<\/p>\n<p>we often miss out on saying&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>say &#8220;I love you&#8221; in a comfortable easy sort of way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And if there is an occasional<\/p>\n<p>hurt or misunderstanding,<\/p>\n<p>as there often is in life<\/p>\n<p>sort it out, apologise, forgive, heal.<\/p>\n<p>When that last walk is over and done<\/p>\n<p>there will\u00a0 be\u00a0no regrets<\/p>\n<p>but just a gentle\u00a0breath of thanksgiving<\/p>\n<p>for the memorable blessing<\/p>\n<p>of having walked together for a while<\/p>\n<p>through rain and sunshine passages of life\u00a0&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:querry2@gmail.com\">querry2@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:terryq@jesuits.net\">terryq@jesuits.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>kezzy, Perhaps it is even nicer to have an explanation of LIFE ! That&#8217;s where the choices are. Choices that can make a difference&#8230;&#8230;. A difference in the way we relate to people&#8230;. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 photo\/montage : terryq If I had only known it was our last walk in the rain I&#8217;d keep you out for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/if-i-had-only-known-_\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;If I had only known.._&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}