{"id":9446,"date":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=9446"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:26:16","slug":"poem-a-rotting-umpire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/poem-a-rotting-umpire\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: A Rotting Umpire"},"content":{"rendered":"

What we have is a rotting empire and rotten umpire. What, he calls balls, and strikes out\u2026<\/p>\n

A Rotting Umpire<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the lite of the whirled. A city lying, on a hill, cannot be hidden.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2013Matthew 5:4 (pair a phrased)<\/p>\n

What a bout US
\nWe miss took
\nUnpredictability as freedom
\nA mad man
\nAs peace broker
\nA rotting umpire
\nAs a city on a hill
\nThere is nothing
\nSow unfree
\nAs free dumb
\nSow ugly
\nAs a warring king
\nWithout close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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