{"id":6637,"date":"2025-12-15T13:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/?p=6637"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:20:47","slug":"celebrating-december-a-poem-of-holiday-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/?p=6637","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating December: A Poem of Holiday Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December Poem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"951\" data-attachment-id=\"6641\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/?attachment_id=6641\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?fit=1232%2C1832&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1232,1832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"december-poem  2023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?fit=640%2C951&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=640%2C951&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Festive December poem on a wooden background with holiday decorations, including pine greenery, ornaments, and a wrapped gift.\" class=\"wp-image-6641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=689%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 689w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C1142&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=1033%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1033w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=1200%2C1784&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=300%2C446&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?resize=850%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/december-poem-2023.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this poem on the internet in 2023. What is the message of this poem? Remember the \u201c<strong>Acrostic Poems<\/strong>?\u201d Take the last word in this poem, and you will read the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White still, around a hill, ones remember gifts each December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December Poem is about remembering memories and gifts we receive and the wonder of scenic winter landscapes we enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183104177,"featured_media":6644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1922],"tags":[1938],"class_list":["post-6637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry-blog","tag-december-poem"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/snow-trees-259708.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdKBXs-1J3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6588,"url":"https:\/\/ingeschultzmusic.com\/?p=6588","url_meta":{"origin":6637,"position":0},"title":"Snowball","author":"Inge Schultz","date":"December 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you ever wanted to take a snowball to bed? 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