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This is it. We’re up for grabs.
\nEdging sideways. Soft shell crabs.
\nPlashing to the polls in waves.
\nSome from castles, some from caves.
\nSand is shifting underneath.
\nWhat shall we the world bequeath?
\nFour more years of mean rip tides?
\nAll on this election rides.
\nIn the coming fifty hours,
\nearth could turn to ice or flowers.
\nHuman kindness out of fashion?
\nCan we resurrect\u00a0compassion?
\nWatch the states turn blue and red.
\nEvery minute brings more dread.
\nBeneath all, the worst of fears.
\nRussia, jamming up the gears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is it. We’re up for grabs. Edging sideways. Soft shell crabs. Plashing to the polls in waves. Some from castles, some from caves. Sand is shifting underneath. What shall we the world bequeath? Four … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2522,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2522","url_meta":{"origin":2200,"position":0},"title":"Times Are A Changeling","author":"Rick Young","date":"July 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The rainbow bridge has melted in its wake. The overwhelmed face more than they can take. 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