{"id":6761,"date":"2025-04-09T03:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T07:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:52:21","slug":"poem-the-braking-of-the-whirled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/09\/poem-the-braking-of-the-whirled\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: The Braking of the Whirled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Braking of the Whirled<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To whom<br \/>\nPut the spin<br \/>\nOn the whirled<br \/>\nAnd how made<br \/>\nA brake<br \/>\nFor it<br \/>\nAs rein<br \/>\nOn the rich<br \/>\nAnd poor temp<br \/>\nTo dis patch bad luck<br \/>\nWanting<br \/>\nWhat they halve<br \/>\nMirror bits<br \/>\nAnd peaces<br \/>\nBetween war out<br \/>\nShaky wrests<br \/>\nIn the thick of thinness<br \/>\nFar-fetched closeness<br \/>\nA mist<br \/>\nExclusive clubs<br \/>\nBad manors<br \/>\nAnd limousines careening<br \/>\nComing to<br \/>\nA fool stop<br \/>\nWhat might be<br \/>\nThe solution<br \/>\nStuck in the same owed ship<br \/>\nOver aheads<br \/>\nWaters<br \/>\nStill<br \/>\nWith deep a motion<br \/>\nYearning to breathe<br \/>\nAt the bottom of the see<br \/>\nWhat seams the impassable<br \/>\nTo inspire without heir<br \/>\nMore than litter<br \/>\nBeyond fishy schooling<br \/>\nEmerge<br \/>\nOnto landing<br \/>\nBeyond species arguments<br \/>\nAnew creation<br \/>\nPlaying in a chord<br \/>\nWith won and awe<br \/>\nAs no longer band-ish<br \/>\nTo the hinder lands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Braking of the Whirled To whom Put the spin On the whirled And how made A brake For it As rein On the rich And poor temp To dis patch bad luck Wanting What they halve Mirror bits And &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/09\/poem-the-braking-of-the-whirled\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: The Braking of the Whirled | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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