{"id":23263,"date":"2024-09-10T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=23263"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:16:30","slug":"on-a-hill-in-folkestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/on-a-hill-in-folkestone\/","title":{"rendered":"On a Hill in Folkestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was in the town yesterday <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking down the <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old High Street <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where Dickens once trod <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I saw two nuns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thy were very solemn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the day was colourful <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The older of the two nuns <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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