{"id":1690,"date":"2019-05-05T08:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T08:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2019-05-05T20:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T20:21:16","slug":"plaid-by-victoria-walters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/plaid-by-victoria-walters\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaid by Victoria Walters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3723 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Plaid_5.png\" alt=\"Plaid a poem\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Plaid_5.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Plaid_5-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Plaid_5-768x384.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Plaid<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Victoria Walters<\/p>\n<p>He had a thing for plaid skirts.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s what I tell them when they call.<br \/>\nAn apology, the best I have.<\/p>\n<p>He had a thing for rulers,<br \/>\nand chalk and knee-high socks<br \/>\nwith shiny black buckled shoes.<\/p>\n<p>He had a thing for red marks,<br \/>\nfor pigtails, for commands.<br \/>\nIt was harmless. I believed<br \/>\nit was harmless.<br \/>\nBut he had a thing for plaid skirts,<br \/>\nA little thing for little plaid skirts.<\/p>\n<p>###<br \/>\nVictoria Walters is an accomplished poet who has studied at Lafayette College in Easton Pennsylvania. Recent adventures include a study term in London which inspired a whole new style of writing. She prefers to spend her life behind the lens and aims to capture the world through images and ink.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1691\" style=\"width: 176px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1691 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"312\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/photo.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/photo-169x300.jpg 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/312;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria Walters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Walters is an accomplished poet who has studied at Lafayette College in Easton Pennsylvania. 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