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There was an orange man upon the moor<\/p>\n
who walked as if his feet were very sore.<\/div>\n
He trampled on the gorse,<\/div>\n
a stumbling ox off course.<\/div>\n
His makeup made him seem somewhat the whore.<\/div>\n
I’m looking for my golf course he did shout,<\/div>\n
or otherwise I would not be about.<\/div>\n
They took away my job,<\/div>\n
the burnished hulk did sob.<\/div>\n
And I seem to have a bit of gout.<\/div>\n
The golf course here had lately gone to seed.<\/div>\n
Without his business trips there was no need.<\/div>\n
So he just wandered lost,<\/div>\n
complaining of the cost.<\/div>\n
A fool untethered’s twice the fool, indeed.<\/div>\n
Alas, he stooped and came up with a ball,<\/div>\n
which, much like his own, was white and small.<\/div>\n
Now I must find a hole,<\/div>\n
he screamed to no seen soul,<\/div>\n
and, after that, I’m going to build a wall!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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