{"id":698,"date":"2020-04-02T03:45:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T03:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorfreeman.com\/blog\/?page_id=698"},"modified":"2020-04-10T06:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T06:49:55","slug":"sheltered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.authorfreeman.com\/blog\/sheltered\/","title":{"rendered":"The House We Sheltered In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the hands, nimble and strong,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

This is the soap that washed the hands,
\nAgain and again, and again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the video chats that pulled
\nFar off friends into the room,
\nAfter the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the stories, read and told,
\nAfter the video chats that pulled
\nFar off friends into the room,
\nAfter the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are the beds, so toasty warm,
\nAfter the stories, read and told,
\nAfter the video chats that pulled
\nFar off friends into the room,
\nAfter the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

These are adventures free of harm,
\nDreamed by sleepers, toasty warm,
\nAfter the stories, read and told,
\nAfter the video chats that pulled
\nFar off friends into the room,
\nAfter the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans
\nOf the house we sheltered in.<\/p>\n

This is yet another dawn,
\nAfter adventures free of harm,
\nDreamed by sleepers, toasty warm,
\nAfter the stories, read and told,
\nAfter the video chats that pulled
\nFar off friends into the room,
\nAfter the games we played for fun,
\nAfter the meals we shared as one,
\nPassing food with grateful hands,
\nWashed with soap again and again,
\nThat cleaned the knobs and panes and pans<\/p>\n

Of all the homes we sheltered in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I’ve written a sheltering-in-place poem, based on a classic English rhyme<\/a>, that I’m making available as a freely downloadable and printable mini-picture book.<\/p>\n

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Update: <\/span>I’ve created a video version of the poem! <\/span>Click here to view it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please spread the word to any parents who might want to print out the picture book for their kids or any teachers who might want to share it with their classes.<\/p>\n

There are two versions of the book, one color and one black&white, and you can preview them here:<\/p>\n

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