{"id":2730,"date":"2017-06-21T16:05:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2017-06-21T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:05:04","slug":"summer-solstice-poem-a-day-of-longing-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/21\/summer-solstice-poem-a-day-of-longing-no-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Solstice Poem:\u00a0A Day of Longing No More"},"content":{"rendered":"

The longest day of the year<\/strong>
\nAnd nothing too due<\/strong>
\nHe was well<\/strong>
\nGrounded<\/strong>
\nSent to his roam<\/strong>
\nBye know won<\/strong>
\nOn the level<\/strong>
\nOf ants<\/strong>
\nWho never say “uncle”<\/strong>
\nWith blades broken<\/strong>
\nBeaten by the sun<\/strong>
\nSow green<\/strong>
\nWith envy 93 million miles away<\/strong>
\nAs feeled of dreams<\/strong>
\nUn-till<\/strong>
\nThe king dumb<\/strong>
\nOf man<\/strong>
\nClamoring agin<\/strong>
\nFore mow mow mow<\/strong>
\nWanting soully<\/strong>
\nEver more<\/strong><\/p>\n

On this summer solstice day I took a leisurely jaunt on my bike down to the Toledo Art Museum lawn. Next to a stream of consciousness, I wrote this poem. \u00a0This poem touches on a common theme of mine: absconding from the business and battles of everyday life. \u00a0May your daze get shorter from now on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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