{"id":868,"date":"2017-03-18T10:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T14:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=868"},"modified":"2017-03-18T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T14:48:09","slug":"eagle-eyepatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=868","title":{"rendered":"Eagle Eyepatch"},"content":{"rendered":"

An arcade in the wilderness
\nhas plunged our eagle into debt.
\nHe thought he’d rule the wildlife pool.
\nBut that was one bad bet.
\nHis chips were down on common ground.
\nHis talons lost their grip.
\nHe flew too high and from grey sky
\nhe spied a sinking ship.
\nWith big bucks down on swim or drown,
\nhe watched it all go under.
\nHis realm was once our freedom’s wave.
\nBut that’s all torn asunder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An arcade in the wilderness has plunged our eagle into debt. He thought he’d rule the wildlife pool. But that was one bad bet. His chips were down on common ground. His talons lost their … 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":[3,4],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1037,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1037","url_meta":{"origin":868,"position":0},"title":"Letter to NRA Santa","author":"Rick Young","date":"December 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"All I want for Christmas is a gun, just like little Ralphie, except real. 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