{"id":8141,"date":"2025-09-22T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:59:24","slug":"poem-that-darn-stitch-owed-to-cautionary-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/poem-that-darn-stitch-owed-to-cautionary-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: That Darn Stitch \u2013 Owed to Cautionary Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem has me, in stitches…<\/p>\n

That Darn Stitch \u2013 Owed to Cautionary Tales<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sew
\nFore sum reason
\nI can\u2019t seam
\nTo figure out
\nThat soul thread
\nThat knits us together
\nIs bettor apprehended
\nBy cautionary tales
\nBe helled
\nThen inspiration netted
\nBuy what peers
\nAs the opposite
\nLessen
\nSoully grasping
\nThose rough patches
\nWeave awe experienced
\nSaved once agin
\nBy that darn stitch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This poem has me, in stitches… That Darn Stitch \u2013 Owed to Cautionary Tales Sew Fore sum reason I can\u2019t seam To figure out That soul thread That knits us together Is bettor apprehended By cautionary tales Be helled Then … Continue reading →<\/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-8141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: That Darn Stitch \u2013 Owed to Cautionary Tales | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: That Darn Stitch \u2013 Owed to Cautionary Tales, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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