{"id":2465,"date":"2021-04-29T05:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2021-04-29T05:54:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:54:09","slug":"not-dead-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2465","title":{"rendered":"Not Dead, Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am tending now toward broken,<\/div>\n
not a good sign for antiques.<\/div>\n
I’m full of bumps and spots and dots,<\/div>\n
and\u00a0some assorted leaks.<\/div>\n
Joints are aching, locking, popping,<\/div>\n
not unlike a dance.<\/div>\n
Appropriate in ballrooms, yes,<\/div>\n
but not putting on pants.<\/div>\n
The head of hair I sported once<\/div>\n
has long since gone away.<\/div>\n
The close-trimmed beard of fifty years<\/div>\n
has grown out wild and grey.<\/div>\n
I pay less mind to my own scent,<\/div>\n
which once was fresh and fragrant.<\/div>\n
My clothing choices tend to lean toward<\/div>\n
nursing home or vagrant.<\/div>\n
I’m hoping for a few more years<\/div>\n
to get used to this change.<\/div>\n
This horse is long past time to stud,<\/div>\n
and doesn’t have much range.<\/div>\n
My needs are simple, music, books,<\/div>\n
and, once a day, I’m fed.<\/div>\n
I pet the cats. I play guitar.<\/div>\n
And then I go to bed.<\/div>\n
It’s not as bad as it may sound.<\/div>\n
There’s cookies and ice cream.<\/div>\n
And, even when you’re old as I,<\/div>\n
you’re still allowed to dream.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am tending now toward broken, not a good sign for antiques. I’m full of bumps and spots and dots, and\u00a0some assorted leaks. Joints are aching, locking, popping, not unlike a dance. Appropriate in ballrooms, … 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-2465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":924,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=924","url_meta":{"origin":2465,"position":0},"title":"Morning Fur","author":"Rick Young","date":"July 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Black dog with white paws on a red pillow. 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