{"id":64,"date":"2013-11-14T17:40:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T22:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2013-11-15T06:23:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T11:23:15","slug":"tenuous-portent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"Tenuous Portent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bait shop\u2019s been decorated<br \/>\nwith cornstalks and old flags.<br \/>\nAnother seasonal war appears.<br \/>\nThe leaf wrencher attacks<br \/>\nthe futile pushcart vendor.<br \/>\nThe fatalistic pharmacist<br \/>\noverpacks his capsules.<br \/>\nMorning mists, like gray troops,<br \/>\nstorm the flatlands.<br \/>\nThe arc of the earth<br \/>\nand the edge of the sky<br \/>\nclash in thunderous combat.<br \/>\nA sad old woman finds her wave.<br \/>\nTomorrow the sea will spit bones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Frida_glasses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79\" alt=\"Frida glasses\" src=\"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Frida_glasses.jpg\" width=\"1524\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Frida_glasses.jpg 1524w, https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Frida_glasses-800x472.jpg 800w, https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Frida_glasses-1280x755.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bait shop\u2019s been decorated with cornstalks and old flags. Another seasonal war appears. The leaf wrencher attacks the futile pushcart vendor. The fatalistic pharmacist overpacks his capsules. Morning mists, like gray troops, storm the flatlands. The arc of the earth and the edge of the sky clash in thunderous combat. 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