{"id":4551,"date":"2023-11-18T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T15:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2023-11-18T10:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T15:28:26","slug":"poem-the-die-is-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/18\/poem-the-die-is-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: The Die is Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is a gamble. Play the roll you got, or the roll will play you.<\/p>\n

The Die is Cast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So it is said
\nAnd can knot be
\nTaken aback
\nThe die is cast
\nWeather mettle mulled
\nOr fortune’s gambol
\nAs if it’s some kind
\nOf serenity preyer
\nExcepting change
\nUndertaking assent
\nAnd only wise enough
\nTo no the difference
\nIn forging a civil war
\nClear-cut as would
\nAnd certifiable conclusions
\nAs destined to a seed
\nIn taking that risky role
\nThat dual to the death
\nBeyond that singular one
\nLeft for dread
\nDie, die, die
\nChop, chop, chop
\nYet awe the time
\nThe err we breath in
\nOffed miss judging
\nWon or the other
\nAs fate is thrown
\nOnly to give berth
\nTo what
\nYou new<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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